I have the feeling something is missing on that list, but I can't put my finger on it ...
How to Exit Vim
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Re: How to Exit Vim
#12Edit - Related in that I used vim and probably won't again:
I recently did an interview where I had to implement something to flatten a deeply nested structure into a map of path -> value.
The interviewee's had me use VIM. That was my first real dive into it. Solved the problem, already forget how to use VIM. :)
Re: How to Exit Vim
#13The only vi command I know is :q!
(That and the Rogue navigation keys.)
Re: How to Exit Vim
#14Oh looks, it's only been 10 minutes since the last Vim article was trending on HN, we're rivalling Hollywood levels of bubble here.
Seriously, when CES is currently showing hundreds of new tech products and services, including a Hyundai electric helicopter - Vim is what we still talk about?
Re: How to Exit Vim
#15Re: How to Exit Vim
#16Oh looks, it's only been 10 minutes since the last Vim article was trending on HN, we're rivalling Hollywood levels of bubble here. Seriously, when CES is currently showing hundreds of new tech products and services, including a Hyundai electric helicopter - Vim is what we still talk about?
Be the change you want to see in the world, bruv
Re: How to Exit Vim
#17I like
:x
which effectively does an :wq if there have been changes but is one character less.
Re: How to Exit Vim
#18pssh.. they didn't mention the vimtectualist way - :q! or the French way - ZZ
> or the French way - ZZ
HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS
Re: How to Exit Vim
#19pssh.. they didn't mention the vimtectualist way - :q! or the French way - ZZ
As a vim noob, I needed to look it up [0]. ZZ saves the current file if modified and closes it. ZQ closes it without saving. Thank you, that will save me a few seconds per year. Why the French way? I don't get it and I am very curious :-) [0] https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/93144/exit-vim-more...
I'd have thought it's because the French keyboard layout is arranged with the "Z" in place of the "W" on a qwerty layout
Re: How to Exit Vim
#20They forgot the Freshman CS student way: Panic, Lock the computer in the computer room, run.