Its a terminal program, most people don't know how to deal with those when starting out. The beginning screen of vim tells you how to exit. If you do C-c, as

Its a terminal program, most people don't know how to deal with those when starting out. The beginning screen of vim tells you how to exit. If you do C-c, as normally is the case with TUI programs, Vim also tells you how to leave. The "I don't know how to exit Vim" is a bit overplayed.