How to Exit Vim: A Complete Guide for Beginners and Proslinuxvox.com 2 pointsdxs19 days ago3 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−dlcarrier19dHere's what I do: :wq[enter] …then I notice I forgot to press escape and typed that text into the document, so I undo it with this [esc][shift+j] k[end]dl.. …before finally saving and quitting, the right way: [scape]:wq[enter]−rrr_oh_man19d"Describe :q in 1,000 words or more"−dabinat19dThis article is AI slop but it does illustrate a good point: if articles need to be written on how to do something as simple as exiting the app, it’s poorly designed. They’ve had a very long time to make exiting vim more user-friendly.
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Here's what I do:
…then I notice I forgot to press escape and typed that text into the document, so I undo it with this …before finally saving and quitting, the right way:"Describe :q in 1,000 words or more"
This article is AI slop but it does illustrate a good point: if articles need to be written on how to do something as simple as exiting the app, it’s poorly designed. They’ve had a very long time to make exiting vim more user-friendly.