{"id":3750,"date":"2023-02-07T13:19:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T07:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=3750"},"modified":"2023-02-07T13:19:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T07:49:48","slug":"vi-vim-wipe-and-undo-all-changes-since-opening-a-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/vi-vim-wipe-and-undo-all-changes-since-opening-a-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Vi \/ Vim: Wipe and Undo All Changes Since Opening a File"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To wipe all changes and undo all modifications made to a file since it was opened in the <code>vi<\/code> or <code>vim<\/code> text editor, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-ruby\"><span class=\"hljs-symbol\">:e!<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This command discards all changes and reloads the file from disk, effectively undoing all changes made since the file was opened.<\/p>\n<p>Note: This will only work if the file has not been saved since the changes were made. 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