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:wq!(lemmy.world)

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EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world
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If you wanna save changes: :wq

If not: :q!

Else: :SpanishInquisition

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Goku@lemmy.world
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Why do so many people prefer :wq over :x?

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EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world
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Cause I don’t like to think about my x

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rwhitisissle@lemmy.world
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Because :wq to me means “Issue command write, followed by command quit.” “Issue command x” to me means nothing in the context of vim, and ctrl + x on most systems is reserved for cutting, so it just “feels” wrong.

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lars@lemmy.sdf.org
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:x was a gamechanger. And it doesn’t update the file’s modify date if you made no changes.

Sometimes I just sit back and think about all that saved time and effort so much that I have actually lost time by switching from :wq.

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mining (they/them)@lemmy.ml
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There is a other option?

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superbirra@lemmy.world
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why not?

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AVincentInSpace@pawb.social
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same reason I prefer :wq to ZZ. muscle memory.

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metallic_z3r0@infosec.pub
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Hmm, I didn’t expect that last one.

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Andrew@mander.xyz
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I did not expect the Spanish inquisition!

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knorke3@lemm.ee
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help! i wanna leave!
:wq
why isn’t it working???

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EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world
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You have been chosen by the Vim Dommy Mommy. You cannot leave.

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