nvci_Ctrl-c.md

normal, visual, commandline insert mode Ctrl-c

Vim Reference

:help CTRL-C
:help v_CTRL-C
:help c_CTRL-C
:help i_CTRL-C

Short Description

Interrupt whatever Vim is doing and/or put Vim back in normal mode.

Examples

There is actually not much to say about it. It acts like the <ESC> key in most cases. You can use it to quit a commandline call without executing it or interrupt long running processes. It also ends insert, replace, visual and select mode.