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Jul 4, 2023 at 12:28pmWeb
Show threadRaze157Jul 4, 2023
šŸ˜† I can't tell if I really like using vim or if it's Stockholm syndrom. ZQ
Show threadli10Jul 4, 2023
Ctrl+c
Show threadMrNemobodyJul 4, 2023
That doesnā€™t workā€¦
Show threadvtez44Jul 4, 2023
Pulling out the plug would certainly work, and not just for vim.
Show threadtalJul 4, 2023
It, as with most other editors, will put the TTY into raw mode so that it can be passed keystrokes like that for editing. Won't work.
Show threadli10Jul 4, 2023
It works if you believe.
Show threadexohumanJul 4, 2023
:q!
Show threadTenthrowJul 4, 2023
:wq is the save way.
Show threadmethodicalaspectJul 4, 2023
:wq! is the ā€œreally saveā€ way
Show threadvluzJul 4, 2023
[Shift] + ZQ
Show threadDianogaJul 4, 2023
I think quitting vim is the only thing I know how to do with it
Show threadtalJul 4, 2023

I'm on the emacs side of things, but knowing at least the bare minimum of vim is handy, because I have run into into systems where some vi variant is available and nothing else is. Though as systems get bigger, it has become more the norm to have at least nano also available.

I'd know at least this:

  • i to edit insert mode. Then you can edit as in a non-modal editor.

  • Esc to exit insert mode and go back to normal mode.

  • h, j, k, l move left, down, up, and right. The fingers under your right hand at rest position on a QWERTY keyboard.

  • / to start a regex search

  • % and then SRC/REPLACEMENT to do a regex replacement.

  • :wq to save and exit

That's enough to perform a couple of small edits or something if need be.

Show threadrussjr08Jul 4, 2023
Also another important one is :q! if you want to quit without saving changes, though vim will remind you if you leave off the ! in case you forget.
Show threadelectronicoldmanJul 4, 2023
Show threadTeeetrisJul 4, 2023
Save
Show threadlemminurJul 4, 2023
Why quitting vim is such a big deal lmao?
Show threadByteJunkJul 4, 2023
Rebooting your pc everything gets annoying after a while
Show threadlemminurJul 5, 2023
Say what? The command is :q! or use ZQ
Show threadDaveJul 4, 2023
It literally gives you instructions on how to exit if it thinks thatā€™s what youā€™re trying to doā€¦
Show threadHappy_HarryJul 5, 2023
But even then itā€™s not really obvious the ā€œ:ā€ is part of the command which makes things even more confusing.
Show threadDaveJul 5, 2023
Ah yeah I guess Iā€™m coming at it from the view of someone who already knows how to exit.
Show threadvengJul 4, 2023

Iā€™ve used vim for so many years now that it blows my mind when people act like itā€™s difficult to use.

The same thing with installing Arch and even Gentoo ā€¦ if youā€™ve got good experience with redhat/centos and can read documentation itā€™s a breeze.

Show threadxtapaJul 5, 2023
What? A task gets easier the more experience you got with it? I think you're in for a Nobel price or something.
Show threadABeeinSpaceJul 5, 2023
Installing Arch really is not what itā€™s made out to be anymore. Bootstrapping a system manually is like a half hour affair for me (maybe). Itā€™s just fixing systemd-boot because inevitably I misconfigured it. And for people who donā€™t even wanna do that, archinstall.
Show threadDohnakunJul 5, 2023
But hibernation still doenā€™t work, somehow.
Show threadQuazarOmegaJul 5, 2023
Type :q! to pull out
Show threadxman664Jul 5, 2023
No save and a bang! Damn son you live dangerously.
Show threadRobonpsJul 5, 2023
You can make sure you really yank it out with :qa!
Show threadQuazarOmegaJul 5, 2023

Ah yes, silly me, canā€™t forget about my other dicks!

Show threadxman664Jul 5, 2023
No save and a bang! Damn son thatā€™s brave.
Show threadmvirtsJul 5, 2023
Wait until he finds out you can also quit kak
Show threadMacropolisJul 6, 2023
She holds shift for me while I ZZ
Show threadsucksatusernamesJul 6, 2023
Heā€™s a witch! BURN HIM
Show threadBilboBargainsJul 6, 2023
Father in law approves sonā€™s post for landing
Show threadarensbJul 7, 2023
You mean itā€™s not C-x C-c?