this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2023
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    [–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
    [–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago
    [–] kpaniz 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I usually edit the file I want then save it on an external drive and proceed to perform a clean install of the OS

    [–] eating3645 6 points 1 year ago

    That's better than my method, I buy a new computer. Thanks for the tip!

    [–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

    Pull the plug. Unless you're on laptop, in that case you gotta wait a few hours.

    [–] Foreverwinter 9 points 1 year ago

    "I've been using vim for 15 years!... Because I can't figure out how to close it."

    [–] v7x 6 points 1 year ago

    Blazingly fast while doing it!

    [–] JTheDoc 6 points 1 year ago

    What you do is you accidentally save the mistake you just tried to fix, have no idea what else was changed, and accept your fate.

    [–] croobat 6 points 1 year ago

    Everyone tells me they can't exit vim, while I think "Why would you?".

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

    Shift+ZZ is :wq iirc (write and quit)

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

    That's how the cool kids exit vim

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

    You enter two Mortal Kombat fatalities.

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