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    How do I exit vim? (lemmy.ml)
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    [–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year 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 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    :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.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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