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How do I exit vim? (lemmy.ml)
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[-] majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com 9 points 11 months ago

Don't save: :q! Save: :x

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 11 months ago

Additionally for save and exit: :wq (read as write and quit) or ZZ (without colon).

[-] palordrolap@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago

Dude's in bed. ZZ is clearly the superior choice for the sleepy vi user.

[-] dukk@programming.dev 6 points 11 months ago

Personally prefer :xprobably because it’s a little more ergonomic, as Z is all the way in the corner (QWERTY), and is the same key twice, while : and x are in two different spots, and can therefore be hit faster.

I know, it’s like millisecond differences, but, hey, I’m a vim user.

[-] erev@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

:x will save and exit. The difference between :x and :wq is that the latter will always write to the buffer, while the former will only do so if theres a change.

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 11 months ago

Sup. And ZZ is like :x, write only if change was made.

[-] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 11 months ago

I like :cq for if I want to cancel my git commit message (or similar)

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