How to exit Vim from split mode?

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How to efficiently exit Vim when editing multiple files in the split mode at one go?

It seems when I'm having e.g. 10 split windows, I've to repeat 10 times :q! command for each window which is a bit time consuming.

Are there any better methods of quitting the editor?

As for dirty workaround, it can be quit by pressing Control+Z and typing kill %1 to kill it.

toro2k · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-12T16:38:02.843

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Use the command :qall!, :qa! for short, or its safer alternative :qall that prevent to discard modified buffers. To save all buffers before quitting use the command :wqall. See :help window-exit for the full set of commands to quit multiple windows at once.

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answered Feb 12 '15 at 16:32

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kenorb · Answer 2 · 2015-02-20T11:33:38.413

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These commands also works:

:windo :q - executes :q in each window
:bufdo :q - executes :q in each buffer

How do I close all open tabs at once? at stackoverflow

edited Feb 20 '15 at 11:33

answered Feb 20 '15 at 11:05

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Are there effective differences between using this or :qa? – Martin Tournoij Feb 20 '15 at 11:51
@Carpetsmoker No difference other that someone can learn something new. One of advantages is that it allows to execute additional custom commands for each window before closing them, but I can't think of practical example yet. – kenorb Feb 20 '15 at 12:00
Okay :-) Just curious if this would somehow behave subtly different or something... – Martin Tournoij Feb 20 '15 at 12:18

How to exit Vim from split mode?

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