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+<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="VI-SAVING-FILES" name="VI-SAVING-FILES">16.4 Saving
+Files</a></h1>
+
+<p>There are several ways to save files in <tt class="COMMAND">vi</tt>. If you want to
+save the current buffer to the file <tt class="FILENAME">randomness</tt>, you would
+type:</p>
+
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+<kbd class="USERINPUT">:w randomness</kbd>
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+<p>Once you've saved the file once, saving it again is as simple as typing <b
+class="KEYCAP">:w</b>. Any changes will be written out to the file. After you've saved
+the file, you are dumped back into command mode. If you want to save the file and quit
+<tt class="COMMAND">vi</tt> (a very common operation), you would type <b
+class="KEYCAP">:wq</b>. That tells <tt class="COMMAND">vi</tt> to save the current file
+and quit back to the shell.</p>
+
+<p>On occasion, you want to save a file that is marked as read-only. You can do this by
+adding an exclamation point after the write command, like so:</p>
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+<kbd class="USERINPUT">:w!</kbd>
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+<p>However, there will still be instances where you cannot write the file (for example,
+you are attempting to edit a file that is owned by another user). When this happens, <tt
+class="COMMAND">vi</tt> will tell you that it cannot save the file. If you really want to
+edit the file, you'll have to come back and edit it as <tt class="USERNAME">root</tt> or
+(preferably) the owner of that file.</p>
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