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minus-squareGoku@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoWhy do so many people prefer :wq over :x?
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years ago:x was a gamechanger. And it doesn’t update the file’s modify date if you made no changes. Sometimes I just sit back and think about all that saved time and effort so much that I have actually lost time by switching from :wq.
minus-squarerwhitisissle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoBecause :wq to me means “Issue command write, followed by command quit.” “Issue command x” to me means nothing in the context of vim, and ctrl + x on most systems is reserved for cutting, so it just “feels” wrong.
Why do so many people prefer :wq over :x?
:xwas a gamechanger. And it doesn’t update the file’s modify date if you made no changes.Sometimes I just sit back and think about all that saved time and effort so much that I have actually lost time by switching from
:wq.Because :wq to me means “Issue command write, followed by command quit.” “Issue command x” to me means nothing in the context of vim, and ctrl + x on most systems is reserved for cutting, so it just “feels” wrong.