How do I exit the Vim editor?

Question

I\'m stuck and cannot escape. It says:

\"type :quit to quit VIM\"

But when I type that it simply appears in the object body.

Answer 1

After hitting ESC (or cmd + C on my computer) you must hit : for the command prompt to appear. Then, you may enter quit.

You may find that the machine will not allow you to quit because your information hasn't been saved. If you'd like to quit anyway, enter ! directly after the quit (i.e. :quit!).