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I don't believe Auto Save feature in any software (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by sag@lemm.ee to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] fylkenny@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You can use :wq only once

[–] calzone_gigante@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 1 year ago

I use quake style terminals, and often start writing a file and completely forget about it and turn off the computer, and only remember what i left behind when i find the random recovery files around, so :w a lot is quite useful for me.

[–] dukatos@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

:x

[–] noeontheend 2 points 1 year ago

My biggest (mostly) irrational internet pet peeve is the proliferation of people suggesting ":wq" when ":x" is strictly better.