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Says this... Type :qa! and press <Enter> to abandon all changes and exit Vim Maybe not quite what the user was looking for. But I guess it does get you out
by gexla 6y ago
Says this...
Type :qa! and press <Enter> to abandon all changes and exit Vim
Maybe not quite what the user was looking for. But I guess it does get you out of Vim.
ETA: Also, that answer on Stack Overflow at one time was the answer with the most traffic on the site. Reading must be a common problem for trapped Vim users.
- recursivecaveat 6y agoI think abandon-changes is probably the best suggestion for most people in that situation. If you don't know how to exit you've probably made some accidental changes.