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How could I exit Vim, not :q, and then go back to continue editing?
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Undo Changes in Vim / Vi To undo changes in Vim and Vi use the u , :u or :undo commands: If you are in insert or any other mode, press the Esc key to go back to the normal mode, which is also known as command mode. Type u to undo the last change.
TL;DR – How to Exit Vim 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.
If you've made mistakes along the way in your editing and want to back out (abandon) all non-saved changes, enter Command mode by pressing Esc and type :q! This command quits without saving any changes and exits vi.
Assuming terminal Vim on a flavor of *nix:
Ctrl + Z
will suspend the process and get back to your shell
fg will resume (bring to foreground) your suspended Vim.
Start a subshell using:
:sh (as configured by)
:set shell? :!bash followed by:
Ctrl+D (or exit, but why type so much?)
to kill the shell and return to Vim.
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