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I watched oppenheimer in emacs, u watched it in imax, we are not the same

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[–] norawibb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

habit lol. i use :w a lot so :wq feels like a natural extension

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Heh yeah and it's not like it makes any difference; they're effectively the same thing. :wq just updates modification time even if there were no changes – same as doing :w and :q separately – but :x doesn't. Super intuitive interface 😅