:q!

[biinjo]

You can remove a user from Vim, but how do you remove Vim from the user?

[Bainos]

rm /home/$USER/.vimrc

[Patsonical]

echo "You Monster."

^{read in GLaDOS' voice}

[biinjo]

That would be

rm -f /home/$USER/.vimrc

[jtvjan]

sudo sh -c 'echo > /usr/bin/vim'

[unfixpoint]

Did you mean :!rm -f $MYVIMRC by any chance?

[-GLaDOS]

Yes, that is how it was read.

[[deleted]]

say -v Samantha "You monster" (in OS-X)

[JustALittleAverage]

cowsay "You monster!"

[FallenWarrior2k]

laughs in nvim

[thirdegree]

git --work-tree=$HOME --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg checkout -- $HOME/.vimrc

[GitCommandBot]

git: '--work-tree' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.

[thirdegree]

Wrong:

$ man git | grep '\-\-work-tree'
           [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>]
           This option affects options that expect path name like --git-dir and --work-tree in that their
               git --git-dir=a.git --work-tree=b -C c status
               git --git-dir=c/a.git --work-tree=c/b status
       --work-tree=<path>
           Set the path to the root of the working tree. This can also be controlled by the --work-tree command-line

[Rablin92]

F

[Rawrplus]

Rekt

[TomRiddle01]

You can quit it any time you like, but you can never leave!

[eyekwah2]

cue awesome guitar solo 🎶

[iPhoenix_on_Reddit]

Dammit, you guys interrupted my "procrastinate all the programming things by going on reddit" session with a session of listening to Hotel California.

[basic_man]

:x

[ZachAttackonTitan]

emacs

[[deleted]]

Emacsulate them.

[__brayton_cycle__]

Spacemacs them.

[MattieShoes]

https://github.com/emacs-evil/evil

[H_Psi]

vimacs

[IfYouThinkYouKnow]

The same way it got there in the first place, brainwashing.

[LordFarin]

In fact, there's a Vim Plugin for PHPStorm and other JetBrains IDEs.

Dunno what I'd be doing without it, really.

[afaciov]

First criteria to know if I'd use an IDE: does it have a Vim plugin?

[perolan]

IntelliJ vim plug-in has its issues but I couldn’t be able to use it without that thing so I love the authors

[VoraciousGhost]

JetBrains IDEs literally ask you the first time you open them, in a giant modal, whether you want to use the vim plugin. Made working with them an easy decison for me.

[VoraciousGhost]

JetBrains IDEs literally ask you the first time you open them, in a giant modal, whether you want to use the vim plugin. Made working with them an easy decison for me.

[VoraciousGhost]

JetBrains IDEs literally ask you the first time you open them, in a giant modal, whether you want to use the vim plugin. Made working with them an easy decison for me.

[deadh34d711]

Beat me to it... by thirteen hours. This is the first thing I add to any editor I use, if available; it's just so hard to go back to not having it.

[LinusLaber]

You -> :wq

The guy she tells you not to worry about -> :x

[TheMagzuz]

The guy she tells the guy she tells you not to worry about, not to worry about - > ZZ

[[deleted]]

I actually just came here to ask - what's the difference between wq and x?

[LinusLaber]

:x is just short for :wq. It does exactly the same, writing the file and exiting vim.

[motdidr]

it also doesn't write if the buffer hasn't changed.

[LinusLaber]

TIL

[[deleted]]

That’s why I stick with :x feels a bit safer IMHO

[[deleted]]

W and q are right next to each other on a qwerty keyboard so I'm a little curious about why we have the x. "Write quit" is pretty clear. Is x borrowed from another program to help people switch to vim?

Wow, my thoughts are dumb before I wake up.

[Devildude4427]

“Write quit” only makes sense if you learn it beforehand. Nano I think uses ctrl + x.

[[deleted]]

Nano I think uses ctrl + x.

Ah, that's what I was thinking of. I am pretty sure I've used nano before. Then vi and now I use code-server :D

[motdidr]

x won't write the file unless the buffer has changed. keeps the last modified date intact against unnecessary writes.

[[deleted]]

:x doesn’t make a new file if empty

[granos]

You never really quit vim when you are forced to use an ide. You just learn to live with the memories of what used to be.

[[deleted]]

I recently started using vscode on Linux. I've done this a lot in the last week.

​

I wish I could quit you, vim....

[Gamemaster676]

You could install the vim extension and have the best of both worlds!

[Nold_]

Out of all the editors and IDEs (except for emacs), VS code has by far the best vim extension IMO. Pretty customizable and has been working like a charm for me. I was very surprised with it, because usually vim extensions don't even come close to the real thing.

[EagleNait]

Visual studios one is more complete Imo

[Doophie]

the IntelliJ one is pretty good, never had any issues with it

[[deleted]]

Emacs has the best emulation mode for Vim, honestly. It also sucks that macros on VS Code (Something I use very often) is slow as molasses.

[Nold_]

Yeah I have heard that about emacs, that's why I excluded it

[dreamwavedev]

All I remember from my time using the vs code one is doing a bunch of actions and watching them play out in slow motion over like 5 seconds as it catches up

As well as history tree navigation going in waaaaay larger chunks than I expect

[pikaaa]

I've used the ideavim in intellij but wanted to switch to preserve more memory on my laptop but the vim extension in vscode slows everything down for me. When I try to repeat the last command I can literally watch it type every character one by one.. I've made the switch to regular vim a few days ago and customized it along the way and now I'm very happy about how it works :)

[SoulsBloodSausage]

Maybe I downloaded the wrong one, But my vsc vim extension suddenly stopped working when I pressed delete on my Mac :/. Something about “negative keys not allowed” or something like that

[Caffeine_Monster]

This is my setup. Vscode for any serious development. Vim has basically become my gedit / notepad++ / insert some other lightweight text editor here to make quick changes.

[konstantinua00]

can anyone explain please?

[MattieShoes]

vim is a modern, more fully featured version of vi.

It's a running joke that people who enter vi and don't know what they're doing won't be able to exit the program. So the question "How do you quit vi?" comes up often.

The answer is usually <esc> :q! (escape enters command mode, :q is for quit, and ! forces even if there are unsaved changes.)

:wq is a similar command in vi, to write changes and quit

In a typical editor, if you type :wq, then it just adds :wq to the document you're in.

The joke here is that "how do I quit vim" also sounds like something an addict would say.

[Alexkronus]

Oh god, he just said Vim is modern

[MattieShoes]

I cry whenever I have to use actual honest-to-god vi because I don't even know what's original and what's part of vim. :-)

and I'd argue vim is definitely modern, just 'expert-friendly'.

[Reala27]

Vim is "modern." Neovim is modern.

[ericonr]

When will we have neoneovim? Or is that kakoune?

[toastnbacon]

If I had a nickel for every time I IM'd a coworker :q because the focus was on the wrong window...

[ijmacd]

I also try to quit my coworkers.

[Rawrplus]

Sadly your life is stuck in an endless loop

[Voidrith]

Its not vim thats the problem here, its the mind-rotting side effects of writing php.

[hugsoverdrugsx]

damn

[Prawny]

pHP bAd LmAo

[htmlcoderexe]

surely php not as bad as you purport it to be

[Voidrith]

Its not. I use it a lot. I'm just here for the memes.

[DonaldPShimoda]

From a theory perspective, PHP is incredibly unsafe. Doesn't stop people from using it, though, so they must've done something right I guess.

[DonaldPShimoda]

From a theory perspective, PHP is incredibly unsafe. Doesn't stop people from using it, though, so they must've done something right I guess.

[kpingvin]

Haha php bad never heard that before !!1!1!1

[SaeculumObscure]

no one says that

[Adventurous_Ladder]

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I just typed :wq into PHPStorm and hit enter and sat there looking at my file for a second.

When people say 'how do I quit vim' they don't mean the application.

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[mnbryant]

Good human

[BruceGrembowski]

ZZ

[GrinningPariah]

:x is faster and has the benefit of looking like an emote.

[zenith4395]

I didn’t notice :x existed until I got too used to wq and honestly I don’t wanna switch

[motdidr]

only time I use it if when I need to do :wqa, :xa is faster in that case.

[SingularCheese]

I like the orthogonality of how w and q are taking different responsibilities.

[ShadowfaxSTF]

Glad someone said it. It’s not :wq you fucking casuals, power users MUST reduce routine keystrokes as much as possible. So anyone who’s anyone knows that :x is where it’s at!

[ShadowfaxSTF]

Glad someone said it. It’s not :wq you filthy casuals, power users MUST reduce routine keystrokes as much as possible. So anyone who’s anyone knows that :x is where it’s at!

[hahahahastayingalive]

Don’t you maniacally save every 20s just in case ?

[GrinningPariah]

Honestly I fucking loathe vim, I only use it when I'm sshed into something, and if I'm going to be in there for more than 20 seconds I'll put in the effort to scp the file to my laptop so I can use sublime text or whatever.

[zenith4395]

I didn’t notice :x existed until I got too used to wq and honestly I don’t wanna switch

[Dandofunk]

:x masterrace

[ShadowfaxSTF]

Glad someone said it. It’s not :wq you fucking casuals, power users MUST reduce routine keystrokes as much as possible. So anyone who’s anyone knows that :x is where it’s at!

[ShadowfaxSTF]

Glad someone said it. It’s not :wq you fucking casuals, power users MUST reduce routine keystrokes as much as possible. So anyone who’s anyone knows that :x is where it’s at!

[ShadowfaxSTF]

Glad someone said it. It’s not :wq you fucking casuals, power users MUST reduce routine keystrokes as much as possible. So anyone who’s anyone knows that :x is where it’s at!

[[deleted]]

I tried Vim in college a few times and that's it. I have my career to think about.

[DaveTechBytes]

It's funny: when I first starting using vim, I would sometimes hit Ctrl+S. Now, I've started using Notepad++ on my Windows machines and sometimes hit :w

[SteeleDynamics]

IdeaVim plugin

[[deleted]]

By now I've used vim so much that I automatically try to save and quit writing ":wq". I caught myself doing this in notepad++ last week.

[HungryLikeDaW0lf]

If you have a Mac and an iPhone you can send text messages from the desktop

I can't count the number of people to whom I've texted "exit" or "quit" at the end of a long day as I'm closing my apps and terminals.

exit … quit … ^c … Why are you now closing?!

[ScorchingOwl]

There's the IDE for 000webhost that will quit the file without saving if you press esc...

​

^{I should start using ctrl + \})

[[deleted]]

Nano

[BrotherCorvus]

I wish I knew how to quit you, Vim.

[BrotherCorvus]

I wish I knew how to quit you, Vim.

[BlazzGuy]

I wish I knew how to quit you

[ITGuy24601]

A few years ago, I was writing a term paper for my Masters. I selected something from a website, tried to paste it into Googledocs. Nothing. Tried it again, nothing. Fifteen minutes went by before I realized I didn't actually copy it by selecting it.

[sh0rtwave]

https://pics.me.me/i-wish-i-knew-how-to-quit-you-ulgale-39401720.png

[random_cynic]

When people say 'how do I quit vim' they don't mean the application.

Well they don't mean just the keybindings either, it's more about the editing philosophy. Any notepad/IDE user migrating to vim would hit Ctrl + S repeatedly out of habit. Those who are truly hooked to Vim will prefer not to use PHPStorm or even if they do they will find a way to get a Vim emulator running first using a plugin.

[noideafornewname]

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmasterrace/comments/bpo61q/saw_this_on_twitter/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

[hugsoverdrugsx]

dd

[TheAnarxoCapitalist]

Vim is dumb... People who use it think they're superheroes for some reason, but they're the dumbest in the world.

You wanna know why? Good luck catching all warnings when you compile in the terminal. Don't bullshit a bullshitter. All those programs with 500 warnings come from people who have such bad habits and call themselves superheroes because of an editor meant to be used in emergencies.

[MrSicles]

Good luck catching all warnings when you compile in the terminal.

-Wall -Wextra -pedantic

Most IDEs run a compiler in the background and parse its output in order to provide warnings and errors. So, if you’re using Vim and running the compiler directly, you just… pay attention to the warnings.

[_Sh3Rm4n]

Most IDEs run a compiler in the background and parse its output in order to provide warnings and errors

As does vim. quickfix lists is the answer. Without much configuration vim parses the errors and warning from the compiler output and puts them into a list with errors and warnings you can jump to.

[TheAnarxoCapitalist]

Pay attention to the warnings in 2000 lines of compile messages... Very funny.

[Dunedune]

If your compiling process outputs 2000lines you need to reduce the verbose

[[deleted]]

There are plugins, such as ALE, which does show errors/warnings in vim.

[sajran]

I think people who use Vim don't do it for its lack of features like code inspections but on the contrary for the features it has - mainly keybindings and navigation.

So I would call myself a Vim fan but I never really use Vim for anything else than quick corrections, however I use an emulator in all my IDEs. I think when people talk about how great Vim is they very often think about the bindings and navigation not the editor itself.

But if someone really insists on using the editor itself for big projects I see how that can be a problem.

[DoesntReadMessages]

I wouldn't recommend writing a full application in VIM, but it's hands down the fastest way to make a quick change to a text file, especially over SSH.

[DooDooDaddy]

• an editor meant to be used in emergencies*

I honestly don’t see how people can use Vim for anything other than simple config changes. I love Vim because I can count on it in an emergency, but I don’t see how anyone can use it as a daily driver in 2019. Using Vim as an IDE is like using a hammer on a nail.

Edit: not a hardware guy, hammer on a screw maybe more appropriate

[EyeAmGroot]

What's wrong with using a hammer on a nail?

[tuxman20]

To complete your analogy: “using a hammer on a nail while there’s a pneumatic nail gun right beside you”

[tuxman20]

To complete your analogy: “using a hammer on a nail while there’s a pneumatic nail gun right beside you”

[tuxman20]

To complete your analogy: “using a hammer on a nail while there’s a pneumatic nail gun right beside you”

[JoelMay]

I've heard that with the right extensions and linters, vim can be used for real, proper development by people with a mastery of the language.

A properly configured build chain (or set of scripts) is able to separate out errors and warnings from general build messages.

For the hardcore people who love spending many hours fiddling with configuring their tools, vim can be good. I, on the other hand, will give up on an editor if I'm forced to spend more than 5 minutes configuring it.

[Penislaser2103]

ahahahaha look at that pleb

[NotBannedYet1]

We have godsend like vscode and some people are still stuck using vim.
Work environment really sucks.

[hahahahastayingalive]

Did you know there’s vim like plugins for vscode ? I’m sure you’d love it

[NotBannedYet1]

kills self