On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Bryan Murdock wrote:

> > The only vim command you ever need to learn - :q
>
> Actually to be safe you better tell people to use -> ESC :q! <- a simple
> sequence that requires pressing only six keys and works in whatever mode
> you've gotten yourself into.

Not quite ... there are a few places in vim that even this won't work.
Try /^V for example. [Bonus points for finding others.]

Besides, I think his point was that he won't ever be in vim long enough to
have to use either the ESC or the !.

  ~ ross

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