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I always use ZZ! It’s so much more convenient to type with one hand
I really like having to use both my hands to perform an irreversible change to disk. Those extra milliseconds let me think through what I’m doing.
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So how is it different?
^C interrupts the current operation, while ^[ actually finishes the input sequence. The only practical difference I can think of is that when you entered input mode with a prefixed number, ^C ignores it. So 2iabc^C only writes `abc', but 2iabc^[ writes `abcabc'. Edit: apparently ^C also ignores abbreviations. :ab lhs rhs, then ilhs^[ writes rhs, but ilhs^C writes lhs.
Front page and more than a hundred comments for a basic Vim command. Reddit is leaking.
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I use the following in my vimrc so I can just use semicolon instead. nore ; :
I like that AZERTY has colon on the lower row :) You can remap your keyboard as well.
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I use the following in my vimrc so I can just use semicolon instead. nore ; :
Sounds like a good idea. Any drawback that I don't see? Why not ; in the first place? perhaps to avoid hitting it accidentally.
I learned to do `:wq` after I learned that `:X` encrypts your file. When typing without really paying attention to the screen, I've twice encrypted my file with password like `cd tmp`, then saved the config file, breaking my system. After that, I switched to `:wq` (and sometimes `:w` `:q`) which is much safer against over-typing.
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ZZ is only 3 keystrokes as opposed to 4 for :x (shift + z + z = 3 and shift + ; + x + enter = 4). It also doesn't require timing the release of shift before the press of x.
Wow! Never knew that existed. If I can undo 20 years of muscle memory, I'll use it. :D EDIT: Just tried it, and Z being right next to Shift is a deal breaker.