to exit vim you have to type :q
i said it as a joke but i still remember when i opened vim by accident and was clueless as to what to do
@schappi I did that recently. Then I remembered :q and then I tried :qq or something and it let me go. Finally. Lol :) I can never get used to that editor.

@devinprater @schappi :q! or :wq (if you want to save your changes)

(Yes, I use vim on a daily basis. Why do you ask?)

@schappi yep, this bites me when writing a Git commit message for the first time on a new install. Gotta set EDITOR=nano
@be @schappi for me it's EDITOR=micro
@schappi to exit vim, press ctrl+alt+F2
@schappi *oh thank god!* I've been stuck in here for *years!* My 400-ish instances were really starting to slow down the system
@schappi i tried licking my lips at a vim user but they just left!
@schappi to exit ed you have to type q (normal quit) or Q (force quit)

Also remember to press esc for vi, it might ended up in insert mode.
@lanodan @schappi
And if you don't want to be nagged by the "save before exit" message but want to quit while dropping any modification:
ESC :q!
@schappi now what
@minervissa โ€‹โ€‹ w-why didn't it work??? mutters was my whole life a lie...?
@schappi in all seriousness though it would be awesome if vim opened the manual when you hit Ctrl-C too many times in a row
@schappi And to damn a linux user forever, have them type :h