Cursor goes one character back in vim when changing modes

Question

When we go from INSERT mode to NORMAL/COMMAND mode by pressing the Esc key, the cursor shifts one position back.

I don't want this to happen. I want the cursor to be where it is even after I change into COMMAND mode.

See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2295410/prevent-cursor-from-moving-back-one-character-on-insert-mode-exit — Stefan, May 25 '12 at 14:35

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 25 '12 at 14:36

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This behavior comes from good ol' vi. To change it:

:inoremap <Esc> <Esc>g`^

answered May 25 '12 at 14:36

Ingo Karkat

What does the `g` indicate here? – Pavan Manjunath May 27 '12 at 09:26
`g'` is like `'`, but doesn't add the jump to the jump list. – Ingo Karkat May 28 '12 at 18:25

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