I think this post will save many people trapped in vim!
Personally plain ":wq" has never bothered me except in case I was in a file I should not have edited in the first place (Or without the correct rights).
It just forces the command without asking any more questions. I figured emergency responders don't want to be asked "are you sure?" after they have already issued a command :)
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I think this post will save many people trapped in vim!
Personally plain ":wq" has never bothered me except in case I was in a file I should not have edited in the first place (Or without the correct rights).
What issues does '!' solve?
It just forces the command without asking any more questions. I figured emergency responders don't want to be asked "are you sure?" after they have already issued a command :)