pacogens@lemmy.ml to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoI wish :q!lemmy.mlimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1804arrow-down124
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minus-squareRickRussell_CA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down1·1 year agoPeople can remember the Konami code but :-q-! is too difficult apparently.
minus-squarerovingnothing29@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up24·1 year agoExcept it doesn’t work because you’re in edit mode.
minus-squareRickRussell_CA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoAhem, per the cartoon, the genie typed “vi”, which leaves vi in command mode. As an emacs user, I’m ctrl-x ctrl-c with this conversation.
minus-squarefreundTech@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoAfter noticing that ctrl+c doesn’t work he tried typing exit, which put him in edit mode.
minus-squarekbotc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoUnless you are on a Mac, then ctrl is META, and META+c gets you to the place where you can :q! ESC is just too far to deal with when using vi.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoDon’t try to use the terminal on Mac. Its not linux
minus-squarekbotc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBut it is UNIX, which Linux is not.
minus-squareAffine Connection@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI have sent emails with “:w” on at least one occasion.
minus-squareClusterfck@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoOr just use nano and have a built in cheat sheet Edit: I just realized nano is the gen z text editor for Linux…
minus-squareRikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoI’ve used it before gen z was a thing, so no.
minus-squarebuedi@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhy do people just don’t ESC :x? Do I miss something when not using q!?
minus-squareforwardvoid@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year ago:x also writes (same as :wq). :q! is force quit. If you accidentally made changes then :q will give an error and :x will write those changes. So :q! Is you safest bet if you need to gtfo.
minus-squarebuedi@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNow that you write it… I use :q! all the time but I did not realize. I guess that is just muscle memory :-)
minus-squarestarman@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoOr ZZ, more simple and immediately after typing it you start hearing random ZZ Top song.
minus-squareswab148@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoMe hoping it’s “Waiting for the Bus” Damn, “Legs” again.
People can remember the Konami code but :-q-! is too difficult apparently.
Except it doesn’t work because you’re in edit mode.
Ahem, per the cartoon, the genie typed “vi”, which leaves vi in command mode.
As an emacs user, I’m ctrl-x ctrl-c with this conversation.
After noticing that ctrl+c doesn’t work he tried typing
exit, which put him in edit mode.Unless you are on a Mac, then ctrl is META, and META+c gets you to the place where you can :q!
ESC is just too far to deal with when using vi.
Don’t try to use the terminal on Mac. Its not linux
But it is UNIX, which Linux is not.
I have sent emails with “:w” on at least one occasion.
Esc, then :q-t
Or just use nano and have a built in cheat sheet
Edit: I just realized nano is the gen z text editor for Linux…
I’ve used it before gen z was a thing, so no.
Why do people just don’t ESC :x? Do I miss something when not using q!?
:x also writes (same as :wq). :q! is force quit. If you accidentally made changes then :q will give an error and :x will write those changes. So :q! Is you safest bet if you need to gtfo.
ZQ / ZZ ftw.
Now that you write it… I use :q! all the time but I did not realize. I guess that is just muscle memory :-)
Or ZZ, more simple and immediately after typing it you start hearing random ZZ Top song.
Driving While Blind
Me hoping it’s “Waiting for the Bus”
Damn, “Legs” again.