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?)