To quit the vi editor without saving any changes you’ve made:

• If you are currently in insert or append mode, press Esc .
• Press : (colon). The cursor should reappear at the lower left corner of the screen beside a colon prompt.
• Enter the following: q!

How do I save and quit in vi?

To get into it, press Esc and then : (the colon). The cursor will go to the bottom of the screen at a colon prompt. Write your file by entering :w and quit by entering :q . You can combine these to save and exit by entering :wq .

How do you exit a command in Linux?

exit command in linux is used to exit the shell where it is currently running. It takes one more parameter as [N] and exits the shell with a return of status N. If n is not provided, then it simply returns the status of last command that is executed. After pressing enter, the terminal will simply close.