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:wq! (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by Waffelson@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

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[-] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 6 months ago

you don't need the ! when you have the w, because your changes already get saved.

[-] raptir@lemdro.id 17 points 6 months ago

If anything it is dangerous as it will still exit even if changes cannot be saved.

[-] DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Try editing a file in /etc as a regular user. It happens sometimes and you really want that warning that the write failed.

Anyway, :x is superior. It only writes if there are changes. So, your mtime doesn't change unnecessarily.

[-] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 months ago

wait people care about the mtime?

[-] carcus@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago

I’ve had to do forensics on a rogue change. In finding when and who actually changed the file, mtime can help narrow it down when compared with wtmp.

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