Saving and Exiting
Writing a file means saving the edits and updating the file’s modification time.
Command |
Action |
ZZ |
Quit vi, writing the file only if changes were made. |
:x |
Same as ZZ. |
:wq |
Write and quit file. |
:w |
Write file. |
:w |
Save copy to |
:n1,n2w |
Write lines |
:n1,n2w >> |
Append lines |
:w! |
Write file (overriding protection). |
:w! |
Overwrite file with current buffer. |
:w %.new |
Write current buffer named file as file.new. |
:q |
Quit file. |
:q! |
Quit file (discarding edits). |
Q |
Quit vi and invoke ex. |
:vi |
Return to vi after Q command. |
% |
Current filename. |
# |
Alternate filename. |
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