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<Esc>

$ :q

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This command is a sequence of key inputs that can be used in the Vim text editor to exit from the current opened file without saving any changes.

Here is an explanation of each part of the command:

<Esc>: This represents the Escape key. Pressing the Escape key in Vim switches from different editing modes, such as insert mode or command-line mode, to normal mode.
:q: After pressing Esc, this command enters Vim's command-line mode. The colon (:) indicates the start of a command, and 'q' stands for "quit." Therefore, the :q command is used to quit Vim.
<Enter>: This represents pressing the Enter key. After typing the :q command, pressing Enter executes the command and exits Vim.

In summary, pressing <Esc> switches to normal mode, followed by typing :q to enter command-line mode, and then pressing <Enter> to execute the quit command and exit Vim.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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