Sep 10, 2018 · Recently, I read here about the :wq! command in vim. I don't understand how it can force-write a file without write permissions. This way, theoretically, one would be able to edit root files without permission. Shouldn't it be disallowed? Or does it write into a new file?

Feb 21, 2023 · The :wq command is a shortcut that allows you to save changes to your file and quit Vim in one step. This command writes the current buffer to disk and exits Vim. If the file has not been modified since it was last saved, the command will exit Vim without saving.

Aug 4, 2017 · w is for "write". The key difference is the exclamation mark here. :q will warn you about unsaved changes and will not let you exit. :q! will not warn you. See also :help quit (type that in vim) Thank you, but what about :qa! The a means 'all'.

Jul 1, 2022 · To get into the ex mode, press [Esc] key and then : (the colon). For example, to exit from vi saving changes, press [Esc], : (colon) and type wq::wq

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Nov 24, 2019 · :wq! means "write this buffer then close it, no questions asked." If you have any other buffers open, they stay open and vim doesn't exit.

Mar 10, 2017 · Note that ZZ doesn't do exactly the same as :wq: the latter always saves before quitting, while the former only writes the file when there are unsaved changes. :wq = "Write and quit". ZZ = "Let's find a key combination that isn't used yet... Err, well..."

The command q is an abbreviation of quit, w, of write and x, of exit (you can also type :quit, :write and :exit if you want). Shortcuts not starting with : such as ZZ and ZQ refer to Normal mode key mappings. You can think of them as shortcuts.

wq [Enter] Save and quit. The Ex mode is similar to the command line mode as it also allows you to enter Ex commands. Unlike the command-line mode you won’t return to normal mode automatically. You can enter an Ex command by typing a Q in normal mode and leave it again with the :visual command.

Aug 2, 2023 · The 'wq!' command is used to forcefully save changes and quit, even when the file is read-only. Advanced usage of the 'wq' command allows for saving changes under a new filename and saving changes to multiple files at once.