- cross-posted to:
- linux@lemmy.ml
- cross-posted to:
- linux@lemmy.ml
:wq!
:wq
The rumors are true, if you exit vim you exit real life…
Well that sucks. At least Bill Joy, creator of VI, is still with us.
:f
He has escaped + shift + ZZ’ed this mortal coil.
In a way, he will be always with us, may you rest in peace with the rest of the community who had joined heaven before you.
:wq
All you unwashed heathens using
:wq
when you should be using:x
I have hooks that reformat on write, so I use
:w
constantly. So:wq
is easier.And it’s not like it actually matters, they do approximately the same thing anyhow (
:wq
will always update modification time where:x
only updates it if the contents changed)
Weird thing to gatekeep.
If a joke about a text editor that doesn’t exactly have the most intuitive interface makes you feel like it’s gatekeeping, I really don’t know how to help you
:wq
ZZ
deleted by creator
:wqa!
I too like to live dangerously.
:x
Goodbye Bram, teach angels how to quit vim.