diff --git a/share/skel/dot.shrc b/share/skel/dot.shrc
index fbc2feec7e70..73491698e8e7 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.shrc
+++ b/share/skel/dot.shrc
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@
 #
 # umask	022
 
-# Uncomment next line to enable the builtin emacs(1) command line editor
-# in sh(1), e.g. C-a -> beginning-of-line.
-# set -o emacs
+# Enable the builtin emacs(1) command line editor in sh(1),
+# e.g. C-a -> beginning-of-line.
+set -o emacs
+
+# Uncomment this and comment the above to enable the builtin vi(1) command
+# line editor in sh(1), e.g. ESC to go into visual mode.
+# set -o vi
 
 
 # some useful aliases