[dc23d7c4bb]

Yes, I hate people that can't read, too. Vim fucking tells you how to quit as soon as you hit ctrl^c. What the fuck m8. It's not even a funny joke anymore. It's just pure cringe.

On topic: It's weird that nano is so beloved, but good that GNU just keeps pushing out things as long as they are used.

[gexla]

Says this...

Type :qa! and press <Enter> to abandon all changes and exit Vim

Maybe not quite what the user was looking for. But I guess it does get you out of Vim.

ETA: Also, that answer on Stack Overflow at one time was the answer with the most traffic on the site. Reading must be a common problem for trapped Vim users.

[recursivecaveat]

I think abandon-changes is probably the best suggestion for most people in that situation. If you don't know how to exit you've probably made some accidental changes.

[fnord123]

Vim tells you in the center of the screen how to quit when you start it up.

[gexla]

Only if you you're not opening an existing file.