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You need to be sure that you are in the Command mode. To do that, simply press the Esc key. · Go to the ex mode by pressing the : key · Use any of the following ...
10 answers · Top answer: Hit the Esc key to enter "Normal mode". Then you can type : to enter "Command-line mode". ...
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Sep 18, 2014
2 answersTo escape from Vim. ctrl+c to interrupt current task and return to the command mode; :q![ENTER] to quit, bypassing save prompt.
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Feb 2, 2011 — If you've made edits, and you want to discard them and leave, type :q! (a.k.a "quit, damn it!") 1 : This ensures you are in "command" mode. Which ...
6 answers · Top answer: In vim there are 3 different modes:
• Insert - allows typing and editing as normal
• ...
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Nov 15, 2017
2 answers:q should work, unless the file hasn't been saved. :q! will work. :wq will attempt to save and quit, but won't quit if it can't save. :wq! will attempt to ...
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Jan 30, 2013 — 4 Answers · Press escape. · Type ":x". · Press enter.
4 answers · Top answer: To write and quit in Vim:
• Press escape.
• Type ":x".
• Press enter.
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How to exit from "vim -y" in console? - Stack Overflow
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Dec 12, 2014
3 answersWith -y (easy mode), Vim defaults to insert mode, and you cannot permanently exit to normal mode via <Esc> . However, like in default Vim, you ...
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Feb 7, 2012
7 answersSince you are learning Git, know that this has little to do with git but with the text editor configured for use. In vim, you can press i to start entering ...
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Jan 18, 2011
7 answersPress ESC to make sure you are out of the edit mode and then type: :wq.
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Apr 11, 2017 — to quit, but it is not escaping. vi editor just enters weird symbols/characters and I can't get out. What do I do to escape and exit when esc won't ...
4 answers · 7 votes: There are few more commands for that apart from the one you are using
• Shift+zz to ...
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Jun 29, 2010
5 answers:q[uit] quits. :w[rite] saves. :wq is a shortcut for both. :!command runs a command in a shell (you could use this to commit without having to leave ...