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I don't know how to exit Ex mode in vim. I think I tipped something that is still open and don't know how to close it:
<uments/LeWagon/Teacher_Lessons theory.rb
Entering Ex mode. Type "visual" to go to Normal mode.
:w
"theory.rb" 22L, 472C written
:i
:w
:q
visual
:visual
visual
^W^W^W^W^K^W
kj^W
exit
:exit
:visual
visual
Thanks
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The ex mode is an extension of command mode. To get into it, press Esc and then : (the colon). The cursor will go to the bottom of the screen at a colon prompt. Write your file by entering :w and quit by entering :q .
TL;DR – How to Exit Vim If you didn't make any changes, type :q and press Enter / return. If you made some changes and would like to keep them, type :wq and press Enter / return. If you made some changes and would rather discard them, type :q! and press Enter / return.
You can press the Esc key. Type SHIFT Z Z to save and exit. Type SHIFT Z Q to exit without saving.
More Command Options to Quit Vim:q – exit Vim. :q! – exit Vim and discard any changes. :wq – saves the changes, and exits Vim.
You got into insert mode inside Ex mode with :i, so you need to leave it with a line containing only a period:
.
Then :visual will work.
In other words: Enter . Enter v i s u a l Enter. ^C should also work, i.e. Ctrl+C v i Enter.
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