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- Hit the Esc key to enter "Normal mode". Then you can type : to enter "Command-line mode". A colon (:) will appear at the bottom of the screen and you can type in one of the following commands. To execute a command, press the Enter key.
- :q to quit (short for :quit)
- :q! to quit without saving (short for :quit!)
- :wq to write and quit
- :wq! to write and quit, attempting to force the write if the file lacks write permission
- :x to write and quit; like :wq but writes only if modified (short for :exit)
- :qa to quit all (short for :quitall)
- :cq to quit, without saving, with a nonzero exit code to indicate failure (short for :cquit)
- You can also quit Vim directly from "Normal mode" by typing ZZ to save and quit (same as :x) or ZQ to just quit (same as :q!). (Note that case is important here. ZZ and zz do not mean the same thing.)
- Vim has extensive help - that you can access with the :help command - where you can find answers to all your questions and a tutorial for beginners.
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