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- What does :wq stand for in Vim? - Stack Overflow
Some of Vim's command names are obtuse to me and seem to have multiple aliases It's easier for me to remember things if I know the reason they are used so What does :wq stand for, if anything?
- root - :wq! command in vim - Stack Overflow
Recently, I read here about the :wq! command in vim I don't understand how it can force-write a file without write permissions This way, theoretically, one would be able to edit root files without
- vi - How do I exit Vim? - Stack Overflow
wq - save and quit x - this is similar to wq w and x accept a file name parameter If vi already knows the filename to use (e g it was started with vi file), you need not give it here again At last, the most important: how can you reach EX mode? EX mode is for long commands that you can see typing at the bottom line of the screen
- Vim: Exit (:wq) with trailing exclamation mark ! Whats the purpose?
If one leaves an edited file with :q!, then it discards the updates If one leaves with with :wq, then it writes the updates and quits Vim But what's the purpose of :wq! (with a trailing exclamat
- Whats the use of the exclamation mark (!) in Vims command line . . .
The ! qualifier tells Vim to force the operation For example, if the file was read-only you would use :w! to write it anyway If the file was modified and you wanted to quit without saving, you would use :q! :wq! just means force write and quit in one command
- Trying to Commit with vim. lt;esc gt; :wq not working? - Stack Overflow
8 I am trying to commit with vim I am seeing everywhere that you save the commit by doing <esc> :wq But I do esc, and once I hit : it seems to go back to edit mode and writes the wq in my commit message What am I doing wrong?
- vim - What does the ! really do when its added to an ex command (:wq . . .
Where is the question? vim may do whatever it wishes inside itself, e g to imagine it edits a root-owned r-- file under an ordinary user But it’s only an application, and when about to actually do something with files, the OS kernel will check permissions anyway
- Why does `:Wq` in VIM cause my commit to fail later?
$ git commit $ error: There was a problem with the editor 'vi' $ Please supply the message using either -m or -F option Why does accidentally entering :Wq<ENTER> before doing the correct :wq<ENTER> cause the commit to fail? Is there any way to get the commit to happen after entering :Wq<ENTER>?
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