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I ssh to my ubuntu server from mac, and type vi command. I paste some text, and then every shortcut is invalid. esc becomes ^[, command + c not work, and I have to terminate my session. What happened, and what should i do to reenter vi command mode

the problem looks like this:

some text pasted[201~
^[^[^[^[^[^[
^C
^?
~
~
~
-- INSERT (paste)--  // sometimes just '-- INSERT --'

I tried command + c, command + q, and failed

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  • Did you try :set nopaste? Commented Nov 25, 2022 at 5:40
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    @dlmeetei First the OP wants to exit Insert mode. Commented Nov 25, 2022 at 9:24
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