<p>Lately, I found myself playing with a lot with Amazon LightSail with the goal of hosting LAMP stack applications. At first, I didn't really like it, but the more I tinkered with LightSail did I get more comfortable with the service.</p>
<p>Then it got to the point where I had to edit documents directly from the terminal and <code>vim document.php</code> was the first thing that came to mind. After making all my edits, It was time to close vim and continue with my adventure in the world of terminals, then I recalled all the funny memes about the strange impossibility of quitting vim 😅</p>
<h2 id="step-one-remember-to-escape">Step One: Remember to Escape</h2>
<p>Hit <code>esc</code> key on your keyboard</p>
<h2 id="if-no-changes-were-made-quit-vim">If No Changes Were Made: Quit Vim</h2>
<p>Type this command <code>:q</code> accompanied by the <code>enter</code> key on your keyboard</p>
<h2 id="save-changes-and-quit-vim">Save changes and Quit Vim</h2>
<p>Type this command <code>:x</code> accompanied by the <code>enter</code> key on your keyboard</p>
<h2 id="quit-vim-without-saving-changes">Quit Vim Without Saving Changes</h2>
<p>Type this command <code>:q!</code> accompanied by the <code>enter</code> key on your keyboard</p>
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<p>I hope you found this useful. Happy coding!</p>
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Lately, I found myself playing with a lot with Amazon LightSail with the goal of hosting LAMP stack applications. At first, I didn't really like it, but the more I tinkered with LightSail did I get more comfortable with the service.

Then it got to the point where I had to edit documents directly from the terminal and `vim document.php` was the first thing that came to mind. After making all my edits, It was time to close vim and continue with my adventure in the world of terminals, then I recalled all the funny memes about the strange impossibility of quitting vim 😅

## Step One: Remember to Escape
Hit `esc` key on your keyboard

## If No Changes Were Made: Quit Vim
Type this command `:q` accompanied by the `enter` key on your keyboard

## Save changes and Quit Vim
Type this command `:x` accompanied by the `enter` key on your keyboard

## Quit Vim Without Saving Changes
Type this command `:q!` accompanied by the `enter` key on your keyboard

>I hope you found this useful. Happy coding!

How To Quit Vim

Step One: Remember to Escape

If No Changes Were Made: Quit Vim

Save changes and Quit Vim

Quit Vim Without Saving Changes