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title: "Assuming this is a sincere question, vim is a powerful command line..."
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# Assuming this is a sincere question, vim is a powerful command line...

*June 12, 2023 — Comment Archer T. Ships replied to Michael Barnett's comment.*

Assuming this is a sincere question, vim is a powerful command line document editing program.  While powerful and fast, using it requires climbing a steep learning curve, as most operations are done via keyboard commands.  For example, to save your current work, and exit the program you would type ":wq", which stands for "(w)rite, (q)uit".  This command is not obvious to new users, and as a result, many get frustrated just trying to exit the program.