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Hot take: Vim should include a simple “Type :qa!<enter> to quit” line in its startup message. Something makes me think it would clear up a lot of confusion for
by thosakwe 8y ago
Hot take: Vim should include a simple “Type :qa!<enter> to quit” line in its startup message. Something makes me think it would clear up a lot of confusion for first time users.
EDIT: I notice now that it has a “Type :q to exit.” I never noticed that before, and I use Vim most days, so I can see how others might miss it too.
- dijit 8y agoIt does this when pressing control+c (a common kill key combo)
- sureaboutthis 8y agoAnyone easily confused by how to quit vim should not be using a computer at all, much less vim.
- lucideer 8y agoPeople with this attitude shouldn't be using a computer, for fear they might get into software development and alienate an entire swathe of potentially great engineers.
- sureaboutthis 8y agoI sincerely hope that I do eliminate such people who can't figure out how to quit out of vim.
- nkingsy 8y agoI got fight and flight but wasn’t lucky enough to inherit the vim key bindings. Darn parents!
- somebadguy 8y agoYou’re just a bitter incel. It’s not the world’s fault that you’re a social outcast.
- gdy 8y agoIt looks like vim proficiency is the only skill you can be proud of.
- mthoms 8y ago> Anyone easily confused by how to quit vim should not be using a computer at all, much less vim. IMHO - Anyone easily confused about how to converse constructively should not be using social, knowledge sharing websites at all. Much less Hacker News.
- joseph8th 8y agoI prefer to use `butterfly-mode` in Emacs.
- lucideer 8y agoIn this particular SO question, the asker has already read the "Type :q to exit" message, but it isn't working as they're already in Insert mode. Really it should be "Type <Esc>:q to exit"
- lixtra 8y agoType <Esc>:qa! to exit
- tim333 8y agoI notice on the macbook if I type vi or vim in the console I do get a " type :q<Enter> to exit " However I usually got thrown into it from a 'git commit' which I don't thing has any such help.