Vim map :q to quit without saving

Question

I would like Vim to quit without saving when I enter :q.

It annoys me when Vim prompts me to save when I try to quit a document with :q having made changes to it. Whenever I want to keep changes I save them. Plus the ! of :q! is awkwardly positioned on my UK keyboard. How can I remap :q to act like :q!?

possible duplicate of [Aliasing a command in vim](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3878692/aliasing-a-command-in-vim) — FDinoff, Feb 22 '15 at 19:50
It's worked out OK for me, actually. I guess it comes down to personal preference. — And Finally, Dec 02 '19 at 15:34

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 22 '15 at 11:10

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You can use cabbrev, that works like a map from a command line instruction to another one, like:

:cabbrev q q!

So now just type:

:q

and it will omit changes to exit without asking.

answered Feb 22 '15 at 11:10

Birei

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