> :w - write the file > :wq - writes the file regardless of changes and quits The first one is also "write the file regardless of changes", to be clear. The

> :w - write the file > :wq - writes the file regardless of changes and quits The first one is also "write the file regardless of changes", to be clear. The command version of "saves only if file was modified" is :up (for update). I have that mapped to a normal mode key and rarely ever use `:w`.