Saving Changes and Quitting vi
Quitting Without Saving Press Return. If you have made changes, vi does not let you quit with :q . Instead, it displays the following message. If you do not ...
How to Save a File in Vi Vim Editor & Quit
Exit Without Saving Changes in Vi / Vim To exit Vim without saving changes: 1. Switch to command mode by pressing the Esc key. Using Vim Modes · How to Save Changes in Vim · Vim Save and Quit Command
An introduction to the vi editor
If you've made mistakes along the way while editing and want to back out (abandon) all non-saved changes, enter Command mode by pressing Esc and typing :q! This command quits without saving any changes and exits Vi. Note: Always make a copy of an ex