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)
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
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Goodbye Bram, teach angels how to quit vim.
:wq Rest In Peace Bram
:x
:f
ZZ
:wq
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.
All you unwashed heathens using
:wqwhen you should be using:xI have hooks that reformat on write, so I use
:wconstantly. So:wqis easier.And it’s not like it actually matters, they do approximately the same thing anyhow (
:wqwill always update modification time where:xonly 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
The rumors are true, if you exit vim you exit real life…
:wq
:wq
He has escaped + shift + ZZ’ed this mortal coil.
Well that sucks. At least Bill Joy, creator of VI, is still with us.
:wq!
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