As noted in this question, you cannot use the ci (or ci', ci{, ci<, etc.) feature of vim in bash's vi-mode because this feature is from vim, not the original vi. However, is there a way to add this feature anyway? If so, how? I use this all the time, and it would be extremely useful to have on the command line.
Is it possible to add ci (or ci', ci{, etc.) to vi mode in bash?
bash;vim;vi;vi mode