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    How do I exit Vim?

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    Aug 6, 2012 — In order to exit Vim, you can exit while you are in either the ex mode or in the command mode. You cannot exit Vim when you are in input mode.
    13 answers  ·  Top answer: Hit the Esc key to enter "Normal mode". Then you can type : to enter "Command-line mode". ...

    How to exit the Vim editor when :q or :x doesn't work

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    Nov 15, 2017 — Don't forget to exit edit mode by pressing escape. For the truly new, it's possible to get stuck in edit mode. – Jeff Richards. Nov 15, 2017 at ...
    2 answers  ·  Top answer: :q should work, unless the file hasn't been saved. :q! will work. :wq will attempt to ...

    How do I quit vi/Vim/NeoVim?

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    Dec 17, 2021 — If Vim complains that you have unsaved changes, you can use :q! Enter to discard changes and exit, or you can use :wq Enter to write your ...
    1 answer  ·  Top answer: In short, hit the Esc key to make sure you're in "Normal" mode, then type :q (which will appear on the last line of the screen) and press the Enter. ...

    I cannot exit Vim, I hit escape and tried :q :x :qx [duplicate]

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    Sep 18, 2014 — To escape from Vim. ctrl+c to interrupt current task and return to the command mode; :q![ENTER] to quit, bypassing save prompt.

    Exit Vim without committing changes in Git

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    Aug 18, 2017 — Quit Vim with an error code, so that the compiler will not compile the same file again.
    4 answers  ·  Top answer: :cq! This will force an error to Vim and it will not save any changes. Link to Vim manual. ...

    keyboard shortcuts - Exit vim more quickly

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    Oct 1, 2013 — I use Vim mainly for quick edits rather than long work sessions. In that sense, I find the keyboard sequence for quitting especially laborious: ...
    9 answers  ·  Top answer: Shiftzz in command mode saves the file and exits.

    How to exit Vim from split mode?

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    Feb 12, 2015 — Are there any better methods of quitting the editor? As for dirty workaround, it can be quit by pressing Control + Z and typing kill %1 to kill ...
    2 answers  ·  Top answer: Use the command :qall!, :qa! for short, or its safer alternative :qall that prevent to ...

    VS Code Terminal Cursor: Exit Vim

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    Feb 13, 2018 — The : key starts the vim ex command line . You can press escape to exit it.

    How do I save and quit from Vim?

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    Jun 30, 2015 — I'm trying to edit a my.cnf file on a Linux server and edited using vim. After doing my edits, I am unable to escape. I have tried exiting using ...
    1 answer  ·  Top answer: You get an error 127 which means "invalid command" because when you type :!q it calls an external command: Here you're trying to execute the command q ...

    Why doesn't CTRL + C exit vim? [duplicate]

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    Jun 14, 2019 — I'm aware that if I press esc followed by typing :q! , I can exit the vim editor, due to this question. However, the standard convention is for ...
    1 answer  ·  Top answer: My question is this: Why doesn't vim follow this well-established convention? Is there a historical reason, or is it something else? Because vim is following ...
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