ZZ for the win (3 keystrokes vs 4 for :x)

I use command mode a lot, so have swapped ":" and ";". With that, :x + enter is 3 keystrokes, and hitting x is a bit easier than hitting z.

I aliased it so either : or ; work for :

I admit I typed :wq for more than a decade before learning about :x

I've been doing :wq for so long that my fingers have already done it before I realize I should have done :x

OMG. 30 years of using vi and this falls from the heavens. Thank you!

I am a proficient vi user but it’s totally weird watching the keyboard of another vi user. Totally different (and probably better) keystrokes.

:wq! because I really mean it!

why not just :q! to live dangerously :)

nitpick: you seem to be talking about command-line mode; command mode is normal mode

is it different on vim? I always just use :wq when I'm using vim, but then, i've never used plain old vi.