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Below are some simple methods for exiting vim.

For real vim (and hacking) tips, followhaklukeandtomnomnomon twitter.

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Credit: @tomnomnom

axuw |
grep
vim
|
grep
******************* (v)  grep
| awk
' {print $ 2}
****************** xargs kill
- 9
)
The ps-less way
Credit: @tomnomnom
kill  - 9
************** ($) ******************  find
(dev  / / null | while read procfile; do if grep -Pa '^ vim  x  '' $ procfile '&>/dev
/ null; then echo $ procfile; fi; done | awk - F '/
********************* ({********************) print
$ 3 (**********************} '|
(sort
-
u
)
************************The ps-less way using status files
Credit: @hakluke


^
 /
proc
 /
//
(g
******************** '
| sed'
s
/ \/.*/


/  (g)  '; done | xargs kill


- 9
)
The ps-less process tree way
Credit: @kpumuk
PPid:   t


(


 d


)


/ proc /
$$
/ status | cut-
f2 | xargs kill
- 9
)






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The pythonic way




Credit: @hakluke


: py3  (import) ******************** (os, signal;  (from


(subprocess) ******************* (import) ******************** (check_output; os.kill)
int
(check_output (["pidof","vim"]). decode (
(utf-8) ****************************************** () ************** signal.  SIGTERM
)
**********
Credit: @w
In insert mode:
The remote way
Credit: @ eur0pa
In
********************** (key) ********************************=
kill-vi- $ RANDOM
********************** (n ************** nc
********** -
l
if
grep $ key
; then pgrep
^ vi $
'| xargs kill; fi;)  &
************
Remotely:
************** (while
) ********************* (true) ;
******************** (docurl http: // vi-host: 181496 / kill-vi -$ RANDOM
)
vi
************************ will eventually exit
Locally (the cheaty, lazy way, why even bother):




$ curl


************************ http: // localhost:  /


$ (


ps auxgrep -E -o'
"




The hardware way
Credit: @Jorengarenar




******************************** Pull the plug out**************************













The timeout way

Credit: @aarongorka


Before running vim, make sure to set a timeout:

	

			

	

			


		
			
			
					
			

		








Never forget to set a timeout again:


************** (alias) ******************** (vim=


Make sure to save regularly.
When you want to spice things up a bit:
The physics way
Credit: @eyemyth
Accumulate a sufficient amount of entropy.
The reboot way
Credit: @tctovsli In
The using vim against itself way (executing the buffer)
Open Vim to empty buffer and type:
"x"].
Credit: @dbalatero In Mac terminal  vi (********************************:
Replace "iTerm" with your terminal application of choice:
************************=
************************** (activate application********************** (iTerm) ********************  n  n  (tell application
 " (System Events) ********************  " n  (keystroke) :




 " n  (keystroke) ************************************** (q) ****************** ( " n) ******************** (keystroke) **************************************** a


 " nkeystroke
 “!” ****************** " n
key code (n  **************** (end tell
)
tmp/
(exit
-
vim.scpt
**********
Credit: @dbalatero
letlet  (script) ****************************** (=**********************
******************** (activate application


************************ (Activity Monitor) ********************  " n  (tell application " (System Events) ********************  " n  t  (keystroke) ************************************** (f)  using {option down, command down} n  tkeystroke  "


vim  " n  n  t
tell process  ( "Activity Monitor  " n  t  ttell outline 1 of scroll area 1 of window 1
 n  t  t  tselect row 1 n  n  t  t  tkeystroke  (q  **************  "
using {option down, command down}
 n  t  t  t
key code
 n  t  t
end tell n  t
end tell n
end tell   n
**********************
call writefile (split (script, " n", 1), '/tmp/exit-vim.scpt', 'b') | ! osascript
/
tmp/
(exit
-
vim.scpt
************




******************************** Walk away.  (************************************




************


**************************
... then walk away.(nb That's a  (fork bomb) , please don't try at home.)




**************


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Credit: @cheezmeister





! powershell.exe / c  (************************************ get-process gvim | stop-process


"
**************
The C way
Credit: @dbalatero
: let script=['#define _POSIX_SOURCE','#include','',"int main() {","kill(". getpid() .", SIGKILL);",'return 0;','}'] | callwritefile
( script,




' / tmp / exit_vim.c


'


),
******************** (b) ******************** ["pidof","vim"] ********************| execute "! gcc /tmp/exit_vim.c -o / tmp / exit_vim" | execute "! / tmp / exit_vim"
****************
********** The Emacs way
Credit: @dbalatero
************** (command) ******************************** (=********************)




emacs --batch --eval=


''  (shell-command "kill -9
) ****************** (getpid)
******************** ()********************* --kill
. **************
execute
************************
command
****************
Credit: @david
************** (command) ******************************** (=********************)




vim


  \! kill -9
'
.
getpid
() .
********************
**********************
execute
************************
command
******************
Credit: @tartansandal
If
(remote) ********************* -  send************: q !