Exiting Vim can be a bit tricky for beginners, but here are three common ways to do it:
- Save and Quit:
- Press
Esc
to ensure you’re in normal mode. - Type
:wq
and pressEnter
. - This command saves your changes (
:w
) and quits Vim (:q
).
- Press
- Quit without Saving:
- If you don’t want to save your changes, you can force quit Vim without saving.
- Press
Esc
to ensure you’re in normal mode. - Type
:q!
and pressEnter
. - This command quits Vim without saving changes.
- Cancel and Quit:
- If you’ve made changes but decide not to save them, you can cancel and quit Vim.
- Press
Esc
to ensure you’re in normal mode. - Type
:q
and pressEnter
. - If Vim prevents you from quitting due to unsaved changes, you can force quit by appending
!
. - Type
:q!
and pressEnter
.
Remember, Vim has different modes, so ensure you’re in normal mode (Esc
) before executing these commands.
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