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[-] EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world 50 points 11 months ago

If you wanna save changes: :wq

If not: :q!

Else: :SpanishInquisition

[-] youngGoku@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Why do so many people prefer :wq over :x?

[-] EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Cause I don't like to think about my x

[-] rwhitisissle@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Because :wq to me means "Issue command write, followed by command quit." "Issue command x" to me means nothing in the context of vim, and ctrl + x on most systems is reserved for cutting, so it just "feels" wrong.

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 11 months ago

:x was a gamechanger. And it doesn’t update the file’s modify date if you made no changes.

Sometimes I just sit back and think about all that saved time and effort so much that I have actually lost time by switching from :wq.

[-] miningforrocks@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

There is a other option?

[-] superbirra@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago
[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 1 points 10 months ago

same reason I prefer :wq to ZZ. muscle memory.

[-] metallic_z3r0@infosec.pub 6 points 11 months ago

Hmm, I didn't expect that last one.

[-] Andrew15_5@mander.xyz 3 points 11 months ago

I did not expect the Spanish inquisition!

[-] knorke3@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

help! i wanna leave!
:wq
why isn't it working?????

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

You have been chosen by the Vim Dommy Mommy. You cannot leave.

this post was submitted on 27 Dec 2023
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