this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023
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Hint: :q!
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Im about to take the same plunge into Linux. Any tips for a new comer?
If you accidentally open 'vi', an escape sequence is ':wq'
You can also type
:x
to write and quit. Just imaging the amount of time saved not pressing one extra letter. ^Could save your life.^:x
for write and quit. But I think the more appropriate one in this situation will be:q!
which will force quit without saving any modifications, since someone who doesn't know how to exitvim
probably doesn't want to save whatever modifications they made (probably by mistake).Thanks for adding this. I'm sure it'll be useful to know and save me some heartache.
I tried out Linux a long time ago and have forgotten a lot of what I knew. I'm thinking of switching back again.
You can also type
ZZ
(uppercase, so hold Shift) to write and quit. But for all of the above you have to be in normal mode, so if it doesn't work, try pressingEsc
first.Good catch!
This is where the critical Linux adoption advice is happening. :)