this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2023
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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

๐Ÿคฃ

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I usually edit the file I want then save it on an external drive and proceed to perform a clean install of the OS

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

That's better than my method, I buy a new computer. Thanks for the tip!

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Pull the plug. Unless you're on laptop, in that case you gotta wait a few hours.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

"I've been using vim for 15 years!... Because I can't figure out how to close it."

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Blazingly fast while doing it!

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

What you do is you accidentally save the mistake you just tried to fix, have no idea what else was changed, and accept your fate.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Everyone tells me they can't exit vim, while I think "Why would you?".

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Shift+ZZ is :wq iirc (write and quit)

[โ€“] drew_belloc 2 points 1 year ago

That's how the cool kids exit vim

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You enter two Mortal Kombat fatalities.

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