[Eug-lug] how do I get out of this?

[horst]

> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:30:12 -0800
> From: larry price <laprice at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] how do I get out of this?
> 
> type
>
> [esc]
> :
> q
> !
>
> that's one character to a line.

Larry - I think emacs people shouldn't do vi posts past 1 in the morning :-)

On a single line:
  !
doesn't mean anything (as far as I know, or you have redefined the !-key, 
or...)

:<cmd>!
means ignore warning and do it anyway!
  (like  :w! :x!  as in write!  --although file was opened as read-only)
  ( '<cmd>' meaning 'w' or 'x' )

:!<cmd>
means execute shell <cmd>


Wes, BTW, my vi/vim's do provide you with a hint:
  " No write since last change (add ! to override) "

  - Horst