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Newbie to vi / vim, I normally use pico but using a locked down box (for now) that only has these 2 editors.

I am having trouble getting it to save a file or even just quit. I see others having the same issue and they were told to use :x but even that doesn't work, just throws up an error message.

Is there an exit command that JUST works?

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:q should work, unless the file hasn't been saved.

:q! will work.

:wq will attempt to save and quit, but won't quit if it can't save.

:wq! will attempt to save, and then quit whether or not it can save.

E: Credit to @GregoryNisbet for reminding me: if you have multiple files open, there is a series of 'all' quit commands:

:qa should quit all buffers (open files, more or less).

:qa! will quit all buffers regardless of if they have been saved.

:wqa will attempt to save and quit all buffers.

:wqa! will attempt to save all buffers, and then quit whether or not they are saved.

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:qa! will quit an unlimited number of buffers regardless of their saved-ness
Don't forget to exit edit mode by pressing escape. For the truly new, it's possible to get stuck in edit mode.
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The solution that has worked for me is

  1. Esp Z + Z
  2. :wq!
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you should type :q not q.Every command in vim should start with :

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