> If you try to <ctrl>-c, the program even tells you to use :q
And then you do and it helpfully adds ":q" to the buffer.
You're still in vim.
And then you do and it helpfully adds ":q" to the buffer.
You're still in vim.
I don't blame people for being confused though.. I remember getting stuck in vim all the time back in the day because of a default $EDITOR value.