Reference

Save, quit, panel and undo commands

Use these commands to save the document, to quit, to open a panel and to undo a change. This page has no frames, because these commands do not change the drawing.

:w

Saves the document, or writes a copy of it.

:w
:w PATH
:w! PATH

• :w and :w! save to the open document.
• :w PATH writes a copy to PATH. The open document stays the same.
• :w PATH refuses an existing file. :w! PATH writes over it.

:saveas

Saves to a new file and makes it the open document.

:saveas PATH
:saveas! PATH

• :saveas PATH refuses an existing file. :saveas! PATH writes over it.

:wq

Saves, then quits.

:wq
:wq PATH
:wq!
:wq! PATH

• :wq PATH writes a copy to PATH, then quits. It refuses an existing file.
• :wq! also saves and quits when a move is stale. :wq! PATH also writes over an existing file, and also quits when a move is stale.

:q

Quits. :q! quits without saving.

:q
:q!

• :q refuses when the document has changes that are not saved. The messages are in Messages of the save commands.
• :q also refuses while a move is stale, because the marks of a stale move are lost when Tiza closes. :wq! and :q! quit.
• What each command saves, and when :q refuses, is in Saving.

:autosave

Starts autosave, stops it, or shows its state.

:autosave on
:autosave off
:autosave

• :autosave on also accepts yes. :autosave off also accepts no.

Panels and undo