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pajaja
8y

I'm looking at one of my coworkers trying to exit vim for around 20 minutes now. I think she's not asking for help because I already explained to her vim modes and showed her some basic stuff. Should I wait for her to give up and ask for help or just tell her now?

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  • 4
    8y
    wait... unless she's already sweating... :)
  • 8
    8y
    be kind, write :wq on a post-it note and place it descreetly on her desk
  • 4
    8y
    The idea is that the wait will help her memorize otherwise, if easy, like asking, she won't...
  • 5
    8y
    She already asked me if it's :wq but she's typing it in insert mode
  • 2
    8y
    can be :q! if you don't want changes saved
  • 3
    8y
    How to exit vim on Stack Overflow just hit a huge milestone.
  • 3
    8y
    You can never hit ESC too many times. I just don't get folks who can't exit VIM. At a minimum, write down some basics, and if need be, print out one of the many available cheat sheets; it's really ok.
  • 4
    8y
    ZZ is faster.

    Wait? Why is an Emacs guy giving tips for vi? 🤓
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