I’m trying out Obsidian for taking notes, and this made me laugh.

  • OpenStars@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    :wq will save and then exit, while :x will save only if the file has been modified and then exit, and then there’s ZZ that does the same as :x, plus there are probably others:-)

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      2 years ago

      The question specifically asked for “the command to quit Vim without saving

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      2 years ago

      They explicitly ask for the one that quits without saving, so I’d say :q! is the obvious choice

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        2 years ago

        I agree that it’s the most obvious choice, but it also doesn’t work when there are hidden buffers open. :qa! and :cq should always work so they are arguably more correct