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How do I exit vim? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/linuxmemes
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

I shouldn't really have to look up the instruction manual of a text editor to do a simple action like close the program. Every single other text editor I've ever used was intuitive enough to get started right away, going back to 1989.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

If it's not intuitive enough then don't use it and don't open it. You can always close with Ctrl+z and then kill it. Or close a terminal window like any other intuitive editor.

[–] foyrkopp 1 points 7 months ago

Well, it works well for some people.

Once you get used to it, it can be a dang powerful tool. For people doing a lot of config-wrangling on the CLI (i.e. admins working a lot ovet SSH), overcoming the learning curve will pay dividends.

If you're working mostly locally and in a GUI environment environment, it's probably not worth it - there's a reason most devs use more specialized IDE's.