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I aliased it so either : or ; work for :

I admit I typed :wq for more than a decade before learning about :x



I've been doing :wq for so long that my fingers have already done it before I realize I should have done :x


OMG. 30 years of using vi and this falls from the heavens. Thank you!

I am a proficient vi user but it’s totally weird watching the keyboard of another vi user. Totally different (and probably better) keystrokes.


:wq! because I really mean it!


why not just :q! to live dangerously :)




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