How should i exit the vi editor. I just opened vi editor and typed shell program then im unable to exit the vi editor due to no file name so i used :saveas command and saved as mfs. Again it showing same error
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did you try ESC + :q! ? – Akash Mahapatra Nov 21 '16 at 06:28
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just type escape then :q! – Jim B. Nov 21 '16 at 06:29
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Try saving the file in your home directory: `:sav ~/mfs` – glenn jackman Nov 22 '16 at 03:59
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To set a file name use :w filename
Then you can use :wq!
or :x
to save and quit vi.

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