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> At least now vim shows you how to quit it if you attempt to ctrl+c it.

This has been the case for at least ten years. I started using Linux in 2009 and the first time I opened vim, I tried using ctrl-c to quit and saw that message.



Servers are usually running LTS Linux versions and I had to Google how to quit vim a few times because I forget. Same with closing a frozen SSH, I kinda know the shortcut but I am always wrong a bit so I eventually remember it or Google it again. Things I do not use often are just wiped from my memory.




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