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Exit Sign (lemmy.ml)
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[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

To be precise, : means bring up commands, w means save, q means exit, and ! means force

[–] HeurtisticAlgorithm9@feddit.uk 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think it's w = write and q = quit so the letters make more sense

[–] glitches_brew@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also :x is the same as :wq

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

To be more precise, q means quit the current window. If you've split the window, e.g. with :split or :vsplit, use :qa to quit all windows.