linuxmemes @lemmy.world GravelPieceOfSword @lemmy.ca 2y ago

I want to exit, help!

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~~Remove the battery~~ Wait, you can't do that these days...
- With enough height, any drop would do. 😎 Follow me for more shitty advice.
  
  That begs the question of whether the terminal velocity of a phone is enough to eject the battery.
  
  Unless the height you're dropping it from is on Jupiter
  
  I'm 6 feet 2 inches. Would that be high enough?
- Too late. Removed batteries, now car doesn't start ☹️
- Not yet
Damn, I guess you need a new phone.
- I've been telling myself that for a while.
  
  I guess it's time now.
You don't exit Vim. Only Vim exits you.
There should be a hardware reset pin hole somewhere near the place where PIN/SD cards are placed. It was designed specifically for VIM users. Hold it with a narrow object.

EDIT: typo
- I'm stealing this forever. Thank you.
  
  I solemnly swear to explain "it's for Vim users" every time I speak of those little pin reset buttons in the future.
Obviously, you need to feed the cow first!
Too late. You'll need a new phone.
- I've learned a few new commands now. :e dials an existing contact, and :w saves contact information.
  
  :q! is super useful for hanging up on robo-callers
  
  I think this thing could work... I dub it the vimphone!
- Click the home button?
Force stop the app!! Turn off the phone!! Throw it into Mordor! Its literally the only way
- I sense that the creature Golum may yet have some part to play before the end of this journey.
- In my experience, computers and other devices that have been properly repaired with a sledgehammer never break again.
Connect to Laptop

Start adb

Flash phone

Install [distro]

Profit
This is your life now.
Press Escape

Type :q!

Press enter
- Gotta save the cow. So type :wq
  
  :x
- Added context.
  
  ESC exits Insert mode (or any other mode you are in)
  
  : tells vim you are entering a command
  
  q is the command for quit
  
  ! tells vim for force quit (without saving)
  
  Alternatively, :wq will write (save) the file then quit.
First: press escape

Then type :!killall -s KILL vim
On some devices you can hold the back key to kill the foreground app.

spoiler

You might also try Typing :q
Is this real ? 😂
- Try it to find out!
  
  Install Termux from F-Droid
  
  Open Termux, and run pkg install gvim. You might have to add the xorg repo - it will tell you what to do if you try running vim
  
  Launch vim
  
  You can checkout any time you like but you can never leave....
  
  pkg install gvim
  
  Why install the gui version?
  
  pkg install vim
- Yeah, why not? It's just a terminal running vim.
LOOK DOWN
Pull the power cord? Let the battery run out?
Type: nano

You could use Hackers KB which has the Ctrl keys, Esc, etc.

If you turn off the Accessibility button on the bottom right, you can switch between keyboards easily too.

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