":x" (Write if necessary and quit). Fewer keystrokes. It's the same as ZZ..I haven't gone back to ":wq" after a fellow engineer showed me that one.
On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 10:08 AM Shaun Anderson via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > People will probably beat this to death, but take some time and go through > the tutorials, and really learn it. The ramp is a bit steep, but it is > such an efficient editor. You don't need to learn every esoteric way of > doing things, but a dozen or more keys will have you zipping around in no > time. > > On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 8:58 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> hmmmm, when I go back to look at the file there is nothing in it >> >> On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 11:52 AM Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> thanks guys. I should have done a web search. Sorry. >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 11:49 AM Matt Graham via PLUG-discuss < >>> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >>> >>>> On 2021-09-10 08:36, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>>> > how does one save and exit with vi? >>>> >>>> (escape):wq or (escape)ZZ . If you're going to try to use vim, you >>>> should start by running vimtutor. That will show you how to use all >>>> the >>>> basic features of the editor. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress >>>> There is no Darkness in Eternity >>>> But only Light too dim for us to see. >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Ben Francom https://www.benfrancom.com
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