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:wq! (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 50 points 8 months ago (4 children)

If you wanna save changes: :wq

If not: :q!

Else: :SpanishInquisition

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Why do so many people prefer :wq over :x?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Cause I don't like to think about my x

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

: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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

why not?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

There is a other option?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

same reason I prefer :wq to ZZ. muscle memory.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Hmm, I didn't expect that last one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I did not expect the Spanish inquisition!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

help! i wanna leave!
:wq
why isn't it working?????

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

You have been chosen by the Vim Dommy Mommy. You cannot leave.