Escape 'insert' mode in Amazon AWS Lightsail SSH Terminal vim

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Using Lightsail, running Ubuntu 16
Using the native web browser terminal ssh
Open a file in vim Switch to 'insert' mode in vim
Make changes

Documented vim key sequences of escaping don't work. I've tried:

Control [
Escape Key
Control C
Caps Lock

1 Answers

It turns out that the instance needed rebooted. Normal escape sequences now work.

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