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Terminally Online Issue #043 · 11 July 2026 · 3-min read

One command, one workflow. How to quit an editor that won't quit.

Today's tip concerns a moment most people hit within their first month on Linux: an editor that won't quit. You type :q. Nothing happens. Try :q! — three keystrokes that mean "quit, throw away changes."

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