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minus-squareAatube@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·27 days agoTo be precise, : means bring up commands, w means save, q means exit, and ! means force
minus-squareryper@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-227 days agoTo 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.
minus-squareHeuristicAlgorithm9@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·27 days agoI think it’s w = write and q = quit so the letters make more sense
minus-squaredarklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·27 days agoNo, it isn’t, x writes only when changes have been made, while w writes unconditionally.
minus-squarejosefo@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·26 days agoWhy would you want to write again if no changes were made? It’s some obtuse behavior
minus-squaredarklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·26 days agoOne obvious use-case is to cause the file to get a new timestamp, which for example tools like make look at.
To be precise, : means bring up commands, w means save, q means exit, and ! means force
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.
I think it’s w = write and q = quit so the letters make more sense
Also :x is the same as :wq
No, it isn’t, x writes only when changes have been made, while w writes unconditionally.
TIL. Ty!
Why would you want to write again if no changes were made? It’s some obtuse behavior
One obvious use-case is to cause the file to get a new timestamp, which for example tools like make look at.