Terminal Neovim and Neovim-qt has support for :{N}cq, which quits the Neovim with error code {N}. This feature is useful in applications which uses editor as a user interface --- especially git. For example, it can safely abort git commit during editing commit message, since git aborts committing if editor returns non-zero exit code. You can abort a commit by simply typing :q! without saving commit message, but :cq is safer in a sense that it will abort the commit message even if you unintentionally save it while editing. Same goes for git rebase -i and many other git commands.
RMichelsen
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2 years ago
Terminal Neovim and Neovim-qt has support for
:{N}cq, which quits the Neovim with error code {N}. This feature is useful in applications which uses editor as a user interface --- especially git. For example, it can safely abortgit commitduring editing commit message, since git aborts committing if editor returns non-zero exit code. You can abort a commit by simply typing:q!without saving commit message, but:cqis safer in a sense that it will abort the commit message even if you unintentionally save it while editing. Same goes forgit rebase -iand many other git commands.