![]() Or you can always just launch your Terminal, type vim, hit return, and perform your own crash course. The ‘vimtutor’ command can also help you along. ![]() If you’re new to VIM and want to learn more, there’s a well-done online VIM interactive tutorial at. VIM/VI can be a bit of a confounding mystery if you’re new to using it, but like anything else once you learn a few basics you’ll be more comfortable with it. Note the colon and not semi-colon, as : puts you into command mode and then wq (write and quit) is the command used to save and exit out of vim/vi. You can also use command mode to save and quit in one command: Press the ESC key to enter command mode (getting out of Insert mode).You can also save a file in VI or VIM without quitting: How to Save File Without Quitting in VI or VIM Similarly you can use ZQ to quit vim/vi in general, but without saving the file. You’ll immediately save the current file and exit out of vi/VIM with ZZ. Press the ESC key, then hold the Shift key then press Z twice.Note the capitalization, which means the save and quit command is executed by pressing Escape, then holding the Shift key then pressing Z twice, thus: The simplest way to both save and quit out of VI or VIM is with a keyboard shortcut ZZ.
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