I am stuck and cannot escape. It says:
type :quit<Enter> to quit VIM
But when I type that it simply appears in the object body.
13 Answers
One guaranteed way is to kill the port that runs vim
! kill - 9 $(ps | grep vim | cut -d " " -f 1)
From any of four modes: insert, visual, command or command-line (ex) mode, press this to save if changed then exit vim:
Alt-Z Z
That is, press: alt + shift + z then shift + z
Why this works: From insert mode and apparently other modes, you can exit to command mode and do a command by the combination of holding Alt with any command character. The second Alt+Shift+Z is ignored, so you must let go of the Alt but keep the Shift. Work that muscle memory! :-)
Q-first vs. Colon-first
Many people know about the colon-q exit strategy. But for extra strategery and posterity, here is the q-colon-i-q method:
In Normal mode you can type:
q:iq<enter>
If you look closely and squint, you can almost read that command aloud as "quick," since this is the slow way to exit.
(Note: my attempt at humor notwithstanding, this does work!)
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