Unix Third Edition: Visual Quickstart Guide

Exiting vi

Whew! Time to exit vi (Figure 4.16).

Figure 4.16. Use :q! to quit vi without saving changes.

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To Exit vi:

• :q Enter command mode with q, then type :q to quit vi. If you haven’t saved your latest changes, vi will not quit and will tell you to use ! to override. To quit without saving your changes, use :q!, as shown in Figure 4.16.

✓ Tips

• If you don’t really want to quit but want to edit a different file instead, ...