How Do You Exit a File in Linux Terminal?
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Press the [Esc] key and type Shift + Z Z to save and exit or type Shift+ Z Q to exit without saving the changes made to the file.

How do you exit a terminal in Linux?

To close a terminal window you can use the exit command . Alternatively you can use the shortcut ctrl + shift + w to close a terminal tab and ctrl + shift + q to close the entire terminal including all tabs. Show activity on this post. You can use the ^D shortcut – that is, hitting Control and d.

How do I close and save a file in Linux terminal?

To save a file, you must first be in Command mode. Press Esc to enter Command mode, and then type :wq to write and quit the file. The other, quicker option is to use the keyboard shortcut ZZ to write and quit. To the non-vi initiated, write means save, and quit means exit vi.

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