Close please. This was a side-effect of ':set paste', the systems where it was workings didn't have the newest version of my '.vimrc'.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to vim in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1380083 Title: Vim command mode abreviations and insert mode maps are broken Status in “vim” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS Release: 14.04 2) apt-cache policy vim-gtk vim-gtk: Installed: 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3 Candidate: 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3 Version table: *** 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) In your .vimrc or in a vim editing session, try adding the following: cab Q q This should make (and does in non-14.04 versions of vim) the typo command ':Q' work like the intended ':q'. 4) I have many other cab statements in my .vimrc, it's not specific to this example. Normal and Insert mode maps work. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/1380083/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp