On: How to Get Out of Vi (2015)

[gweinberg]

Bad advice. Just :q not :q!

Let it give you the warning and then hit :q! if you're really sure.

Also, it's probably better to tell new vi users to write and exit with :w it works just as well and is more consistent.

[silisili → gweinberg]

I use :wq always when saving and exiting so I can see and remember exactly what's happening, despite shortcuts existing.

And :q when just exiting as you mentioned for exactly this reason. Tell me I'm quitting without saving so I can decide what to do next.

[red_trumpet → gweinberg]

:w only writes, doesn't exit. :wq writes and exits, or :x