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SecurityMinded on Jan 7, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tell HN: Vim users, `:x` is like `:wq` but writes ...

Never liked ":wq" construct since I started to use vi, almost three decades ago. Always used ":x". Now realizing, it had a hidden benefit. Good for me. <pats himself on the back>

andrewshadura on Jan 7, 2023 [–]

Never liked ":x" construct since I started to use vi. Always used ":wq". Now realising, it had a hidden benefit. Good for me. <pats himself on the back>

lucb1e on Jan 7, 2023 | [–]

So what's your hidden benefit

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