newbie question about vim

Shaye87 · 14 Oct 2008 at 00:37

when i enter edit mode with vim, "vim file", how do i save changes and close the window? my first time :|

tntcoder · 14 Oct 2008 at 01:06

Hit Esc to enter command mode then:
:q = quit
:q! = quit no save
:wq = quit & save
:w = save

Great command list here: http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/vimcheat.html lots of them!

Shaye87 · 14 Oct 2008 at 01:29

sidethink · 14 Oct 2008 at 08:40

Best of luck learning vim - persevere though its a handy little tool to know your way around.

Garp · 14 Oct 2008 at 10:02

You will almost certainly find this to be quite useful