How do I save files edited with vim?

I can't save changes after editing

sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces

Text before editing:

auto lo

iface lo inet ...

Edited to:

auto eth0

iface eth0 inet dhcp

What key combination or sequence must I press to save this?

edited Dec 19 '15 at 21:39

Braiam

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asked Feb 8 '13 at 14:45

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6

If you are not comfortable with editing files in terminal based editors like vi or vim, I would recommend using graphical based editor like gedit to open them. Replace sudo vi with gksu gedit.

– Aditya
Feb 8 '13 at 15:15

5

Or use sudo nano Its also command line but a lot more intuitive than vi.

– Warren Hill
Oct 19 '13 at 9:46

add a comment |

I can't save changes after editing

sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces

Text before editing:

auto lo

iface lo inet ...

Edited to:

auto eth0

iface eth0 inet dhcp

What key combination or sequence must I press to save this?

edited Dec 19 '15 at 21:39

Braiam

52.2k20137222

asked Feb 8 '13 at 14:45

And

4361510

6

If you are not comfortable with editing files in terminal based editors like vi or vim, I would recommend using graphical based editor like gedit to open them. Replace sudo vi with gksu gedit.

– Aditya
Feb 8 '13 at 15:15

5

Or use sudo nano Its also command line but a lot more intuitive than vi.

– Warren Hill
Oct 19 '13 at 9:46

add a comment |

I can't save changes after editing

sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces

Text before editing:

auto lo

iface lo inet ...

Edited to:

auto eth0

iface eth0 inet dhcp

What key combination or sequence must I press to save this?

edited Dec 19 '15 at 21:39

Braiam

52.2k20137222

asked Feb 8 '13 at 14:45

And

4361510

I can't save changes after editing

sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces

Text before editing:

auto lo

iface lo inet ...

Edited to:

auto eth0

iface eth0 inet dhcp

What key combination or sequence must I press to save this?

vim

edited Dec 19 '15 at 21:39

Braiam

52.2k20137222

asked Feb 8 '13 at 14:45

And

4361510

edited Dec 19 '15 at 21:39

Braiam

52.2k20137222

asked Feb 8 '13 at 14:45

And

4361510

edited Dec 19 '15 at 21:39

Braiam

52.2k20137222

edited Dec 19 '15 at 21:39

Braiam

52.2k20137222

edited Dec 19 '15 at 21:39

Braiam

52.2k20137222

asked Feb 8 '13 at 14:45

And

4361510

asked Feb 8 '13 at 14:45

And

4361510

asked Feb 8 '13 at 14:45

And

4361510

6

If you are not comfortable with editing files in terminal based editors like vi or vim, I would recommend using graphical based editor like gedit to open them. Replace sudo vi with gksu gedit.

– Aditya
Feb 8 '13 at 15:15

5

Or use sudo nano Its also command line but a lot more intuitive than vi.

– Warren Hill
Oct 19 '13 at 9:46

add a comment |

6

If you are not comfortable with editing files in terminal based editors like vi or vim, I would recommend using graphical based editor like gedit to open them. Replace sudo vi with gksu gedit.

– Aditya
Feb 8 '13 at 15:15

5

Or use sudo nano Its also command line but a lot more intuitive than vi.

– Warren Hill
Oct 19 '13 at 9:46

If you are not comfortable with editing files in terminal based editors like vi or vim, I would recommend using graphical based editor like gedit to open them. Replace sudo vi with gksu gedit.

– Aditya
Feb 8 '13 at 15:15

Or use sudo nano Its also command line but a lot more intuitive than vi.

– Warren Hill
Oct 19 '13 at 9:46

add a comment |

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You're probably in editing/insert mode. You need to type the following sequence :

Esc, to quit edit mode and fallback to command mode ;

:+w+q, start with a : (colon) then press w and finally q to write and quit (or just :w to write without quitting)

then press Enter to valid.

edited Jan 26 at 18:57

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answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:08

Édouard Lopez

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I usually press ESC and then hold Shift and press z twice. Just like you would like to type two capital Z letters in word editor :) That saves your document and closes your editor.

edited Feb 8 '13 at 18:01

Kevin Bowen

14.6k155970

answered Feb 8 '13 at 16:05

Sephiroth

28113

3

Oh man, shift and double z, what was the design logic behind that I wonder, "what's the least intuitive command we can create?", ubuntu sometimes pisses me off like mad

– S..
May 25 '14 at 11:10

4

@Sam, I just wanted to nitpick that vi has nothing in particular to do with ubuntu. Ubuntu was first released on 2004, while vi was created by Bill Joy around 1976, inspired by ed (dating back to 1971). This means that the shortcuts in vi predate those in almost any other still commonly used utility today. In a sort of coincidence, the first version of emacs, which has completely different weird shortcuts, was also released on 1976. Standardization efforts came much much later.

– yoniLavi
Nov 21 '14 at 2:00

Wow thanks for the info @yoniLavi , my points is still the same though, so hopefully standardization efforts keep advancing.. :)

– S..
Nov 21 '14 at 9:12

@Sam, vi keybindings are actually a lot more standard than you think; they're virtually ubiquitous. Practically any program can be made to emulate vi keybindings. Even the default Gmail keybindings are obviously (to a Vim user) based off of vi keybindings.

– Wildcard
Dec 21 '16 at 0:27

what about esc key does not work? Insert mode, just stopped.

– creator
Mar 10 '18 at 7:07

add a comment |

Check whether you have administrative (root) privileges to edit the file. use this command

whoami

If the result is not "root", then you are not supposed to edit the file.

To login as root user, use the below command

sudo su

su

Edit the file,

vi /etc/network/interfeces

After the changes, save the file using

Press Esc to change the mode

:x to save and quit the file

Thats all

edited Feb 8 '13 at 16:04

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:59

Sathish

51136

add a comment |

this question was answered a long time ago, but in case it comes up in search engines again, this link is a nice vim cheatsheet that you might want to bookmark if you use vim a lot.

By the way, You can use :wq to save and exit the file ( you should first press esc key to exit insert or replace mode and then press commands ) and use :q! to exit without saving.

edited Oct 27 '18 at 9:54

answered Aug 28 '17 at 9:56

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1067

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You're probably in editing/insert mode. You need to type the following sequence :

Esc, to quit edit mode and fallback to command mode ;

:+w+q, start with a : (colon) then press w and finally q to write and quit (or just :w to write without quitting)

then press Enter to valid.

edited Jan 26 at 18:57

Kulfy

4,84151743

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:08

Édouard Lopez

3,56342236

add a comment |

118

You're probably in editing/insert mode. You need to type the following sequence :

Esc, to quit edit mode and fallback to command mode ;

:+w+q, start with a : (colon) then press w and finally q to write and quit (or just :w to write without quitting)

then press Enter to valid.

edited Jan 26 at 18:57

Kulfy

4,84151743

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:08

Édouard Lopez

3,56342236

add a comment |

118

You're probably in editing/insert mode. You need to type the following sequence :

Esc, to quit edit mode and fallback to command mode ;

:+w+q, start with a : (colon) then press w and finally q to write and quit (or just :w to write without quitting)

then press Enter to valid.

edited Jan 26 at 18:57

Kulfy

4,84151743

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:08

Édouard Lopez

3,56342236

You're probably in editing/insert mode. You need to type the following sequence :

Esc, to quit edit mode and fallback to command mode ;

:+w+q, start with a : (colon) then press w and finally q to write and quit (or just :w to write without quitting)

then press Enter to valid.

edited Jan 26 at 18:57

Kulfy

4,84151743

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:08

Édouard Lopez

3,56342236

edited Jan 26 at 18:57

Kulfy

4,84151743

edited Jan 26 at 18:57

Kulfy

4,84151743

edited Jan 26 at 18:57

Kulfy

4,84151743

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:08

Édouard Lopez

3,56342236

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:08

Édouard Lopez

3,56342236

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:08

Édouard Lopez

3,56342236

add a comment |

I usually press ESC and then hold Shift and press z twice. Just like you would like to type two capital Z letters in word editor :) That saves your document and closes your editor.

edited Feb 8 '13 at 18:01

Kevin Bowen

14.6k155970

answered Feb 8 '13 at 16:05

Sephiroth

28113

3

Oh man, shift and double z, what was the design logic behind that I wonder, "what's the least intuitive command we can create?", ubuntu sometimes pisses me off like mad

– S..
May 25 '14 at 11:10

4

@Sam, I just wanted to nitpick that vi has nothing in particular to do with ubuntu. Ubuntu was first released on 2004, while vi was created by Bill Joy around 1976, inspired by ed (dating back to 1971). This means that the shortcuts in vi predate those in almost any other still commonly used utility today. In a sort of coincidence, the first version of emacs, which has completely different weird shortcuts, was also released on 1976. Standardization efforts came much much later.

– yoniLavi
Nov 21 '14 at 2:00

Wow thanks for the info @yoniLavi , my points is still the same though, so hopefully standardization efforts keep advancing.. :)

– S..
Nov 21 '14 at 9:12

@Sam, vi keybindings are actually a lot more standard than you think; they're virtually ubiquitous. Practically any program can be made to emulate vi keybindings. Even the default Gmail keybindings are obviously (to a Vim user) based off of vi keybindings.

– Wildcard
Dec 21 '16 at 0:27

what about esc key does not work? Insert mode, just stopped.

– creator
Mar 10 '18 at 7:07

add a comment |

I usually press ESC and then hold Shift and press z twice. Just like you would like to type two capital Z letters in word editor :) That saves your document and closes your editor.

edited Feb 8 '13 at 18:01

Kevin Bowen

14.6k155970

answered Feb 8 '13 at 16:05

Sephiroth

28113

3

Oh man, shift and double z, what was the design logic behind that I wonder, "what's the least intuitive command we can create?", ubuntu sometimes pisses me off like mad

– S..
May 25 '14 at 11:10

4

@Sam, I just wanted to nitpick that vi has nothing in particular to do with ubuntu. Ubuntu was first released on 2004, while vi was created by Bill Joy around 1976, inspired by ed (dating back to 1971). This means that the shortcuts in vi predate those in almost any other still commonly used utility today. In a sort of coincidence, the first version of emacs, which has completely different weird shortcuts, was also released on 1976. Standardization efforts came much much later.

– yoniLavi
Nov 21 '14 at 2:00

Wow thanks for the info @yoniLavi , my points is still the same though, so hopefully standardization efforts keep advancing.. :)

– S..
Nov 21 '14 at 9:12

@Sam, vi keybindings are actually a lot more standard than you think; they're virtually ubiquitous. Practically any program can be made to emulate vi keybindings. Even the default Gmail keybindings are obviously (to a Vim user) based off of vi keybindings.

– Wildcard
Dec 21 '16 at 0:27

what about esc key does not work? Insert mode, just stopped.

– creator
Mar 10 '18 at 7:07

add a comment |

I usually press ESC and then hold Shift and press z twice. Just like you would like to type two capital Z letters in word editor :) That saves your document and closes your editor.

edited Feb 8 '13 at 18:01

Kevin Bowen

14.6k155970

answered Feb 8 '13 at 16:05

Sephiroth

28113

I usually press ESC and then hold Shift and press z twice. Just like you would like to type two capital Z letters in word editor :) That saves your document and closes your editor.

edited Feb 8 '13 at 18:01

Kevin Bowen

14.6k155970

answered Feb 8 '13 at 16:05

Sephiroth

28113

edited Feb 8 '13 at 18:01

Kevin Bowen

14.6k155970

edited Feb 8 '13 at 18:01

Kevin Bowen

14.6k155970

edited Feb 8 '13 at 18:01

Kevin Bowen

14.6k155970

answered Feb 8 '13 at 16:05

Sephiroth

28113

answered Feb 8 '13 at 16:05

Sephiroth

28113

answered Feb 8 '13 at 16:05

Sephiroth

28113

3

Oh man, shift and double z, what was the design logic behind that I wonder, "what's the least intuitive command we can create?", ubuntu sometimes pisses me off like mad

– S..
May 25 '14 at 11:10

4

@Sam, I just wanted to nitpick that vi has nothing in particular to do with ubuntu. Ubuntu was first released on 2004, while vi was created by Bill Joy around 1976, inspired by ed (dating back to 1971). This means that the shortcuts in vi predate those in almost any other still commonly used utility today. In a sort of coincidence, the first version of emacs, which has completely different weird shortcuts, was also released on 1976. Standardization efforts came much much later.

– yoniLavi
Nov 21 '14 at 2:00

Wow thanks for the info @yoniLavi , my points is still the same though, so hopefully standardization efforts keep advancing.. :)

– S..
Nov 21 '14 at 9:12

@Sam, vi keybindings are actually a lot more standard than you think; they're virtually ubiquitous. Practically any program can be made to emulate vi keybindings. Even the default Gmail keybindings are obviously (to a Vim user) based off of vi keybindings.

– Wildcard
Dec 21 '16 at 0:27

what about esc key does not work? Insert mode, just stopped.

– creator
Mar 10 '18 at 7:07

add a comment |

3

Oh man, shift and double z, what was the design logic behind that I wonder, "what's the least intuitive command we can create?", ubuntu sometimes pisses me off like mad

– S..
May 25 '14 at 11:10

4

@Sam, I just wanted to nitpick that vi has nothing in particular to do with ubuntu. Ubuntu was first released on 2004, while vi was created by Bill Joy around 1976, inspired by ed (dating back to 1971). This means that the shortcuts in vi predate those in almost any other still commonly used utility today. In a sort of coincidence, the first version of emacs, which has completely different weird shortcuts, was also released on 1976. Standardization efforts came much much later.

– yoniLavi
Nov 21 '14 at 2:00

Wow thanks for the info @yoniLavi , my points is still the same though, so hopefully standardization efforts keep advancing.. :)

– S..
Nov 21 '14 at 9:12

@Sam, vi keybindings are actually a lot more standard than you think; they're virtually ubiquitous. Practically any program can be made to emulate vi keybindings. Even the default Gmail keybindings are obviously (to a Vim user) based off of vi keybindings.

– Wildcard
Dec 21 '16 at 0:27

what about esc key does not work? Insert mode, just stopped.

– creator
Mar 10 '18 at 7:07

Oh man, shift and double z, what was the design logic behind that I wonder, "what's the least intuitive command we can create?", ubuntu sometimes pisses me off like mad

– S..
May 25 '14 at 11:10

@Sam, I just wanted to nitpick that vi has nothing in particular to do with ubuntu. Ubuntu was first released on 2004, while vi was created by Bill Joy around 1976, inspired by ed (dating back to 1971). This means that the shortcuts in vi predate those in almost any other still commonly used utility today. In a sort of coincidence, the first version of emacs, which has completely different weird shortcuts, was also released on 1976. Standardization efforts came much much later.

– yoniLavi
Nov 21 '14 at 2:00

Wow thanks for the info @yoniLavi , my points is still the same though, so hopefully standardization efforts keep advancing.. :)

– S..
Nov 21 '14 at 9:12

@Sam, vi keybindings are actually a lot more standard than you think; they're virtually ubiquitous. Practically any program can be made to emulate vi keybindings. Even the default Gmail keybindings are obviously (to a Vim user) based off of vi keybindings.

– Wildcard
Dec 21 '16 at 0:27

what about esc key does not work? Insert mode, just stopped.

– creator
Mar 10 '18 at 7:07

add a comment |

Check whether you have administrative (root) privileges to edit the file. use this command

whoami

If the result is not "root", then you are not supposed to edit the file.

To login as root user, use the below command

sudo su

su

Edit the file,

vi /etc/network/interfeces

After the changes, save the file using

Press Esc to change the mode

:x to save and quit the file

Thats all

edited Feb 8 '13 at 16:04

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:59

Sathish

51136

add a comment |

Check whether you have administrative (root) privileges to edit the file. use this command

whoami

If the result is not "root", then you are not supposed to edit the file.

To login as root user, use the below command

sudo su

su

Edit the file,

vi /etc/network/interfeces

After the changes, save the file using

Press Esc to change the mode

:x to save and quit the file

Thats all

edited Feb 8 '13 at 16:04

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:59

Sathish

51136

add a comment |

Check whether you have administrative (root) privileges to edit the file. use this command

whoami

If the result is not "root", then you are not supposed to edit the file.

To login as root user, use the below command

sudo su

su

Edit the file,

vi /etc/network/interfeces

After the changes, save the file using

Press Esc to change the mode

:x to save and quit the file

Thats all

edited Feb 8 '13 at 16:04

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:59

Sathish

51136

Check whether you have administrative (root) privileges to edit the file. use this command

whoami

If the result is not "root", then you are not supposed to edit the file.

To login as root user, use the below command

sudo su

su

Edit the file,

vi /etc/network/interfeces

After the changes, save the file using

Press Esc to change the mode

:x to save and quit the file

Thats all

edited Feb 8 '13 at 16:04

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:59

Sathish

51136

edited Feb 8 '13 at 16:04

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:59

Sathish

51136

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:59

Sathish

51136

answered Feb 8 '13 at 15:59

Sathish

51136

add a comment |

this question was answered a long time ago, but in case it comes up in search engines again, this link is a nice vim cheatsheet that you might want to bookmark if you use vim a lot.

By the way, You can use :wq to save and exit the file ( you should first press esc key to exit insert or replace mode and then press commands ) and use :q! to exit without saving.

edited Oct 27 '18 at 9:54

answered Aug 28 '17 at 9:56

razieh babaee

1067

add a comment |

this question was answered a long time ago, but in case it comes up in search engines again, this link is a nice vim cheatsheet that you might want to bookmark if you use vim a lot.

By the way, You can use :wq to save and exit the file ( you should first press esc key to exit insert or replace mode and then press commands ) and use :q! to exit without saving.

edited Oct 27 '18 at 9:54

answered Aug 28 '17 at 9:56

razieh babaee

1067

add a comment |

this question was answered a long time ago, but in case it comes up in search engines again, this link is a nice vim cheatsheet that you might want to bookmark if you use vim a lot.

By the way, You can use :wq to save and exit the file ( you should first press esc key to exit insert or replace mode and then press commands ) and use :q! to exit without saving.

edited Oct 27 '18 at 9:54

answered Aug 28 '17 at 9:56

razieh babaee

1067

this question was answered a long time ago, but in case it comes up in search engines again, this link is a nice vim cheatsheet that you might want to bookmark if you use vim a lot.

By the way, You can use :wq to save and exit the file ( you should first press esc key to exit insert or replace mode and then press commands ) and use :q! to exit without saving.

edited Oct 27 '18 at 9:54

answered Aug 28 '17 at 9:56

razieh babaee

1067

edited Oct 27 '18 at 9:54

answered Aug 28 '17 at 9:56

razieh babaee

1067

answered Aug 28 '17 at 9:56

razieh babaee

1067

answered Aug 28 '17 at 9:56

razieh babaee

1067

add a comment |

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