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[-] sxan@midwest.social 23 points 11 months ago

One great thing about this joke is a that I doubt there's anyone left who doesn't know how to exit vim.

[-] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 14 points 11 months ago

Was watching a twitch streamer learning linux, and chat convinced them to open vim for the first time. Not a single person gave the real answer of how to exit, all joke answers like "Power off," and it was hilarious.

[-] jrbaconcheese@yall.theatl.social 12 points 11 months ago

I have no idea, but I know it’s awful

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's really not that bad. [ESC] :wq Escape to exit input mode and enter command mode, then the command indicator : w for write and q for quit. To quit without writing force it with :q!. Done.

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Well, depending on how long one is trying to exit Vim and hence the level of frustration, exiting Vim might involve the use of a sledgehammer...

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