Re: how to send command back to the command line after typing 'v' from linux command line in set -o vi mode?

pixelterra, Fri 2012-04-27 @ 11:52:29-0700:
> :x did the trick. What exactly is that command?

:help :x

*:x* *:xit*
:[range]x[it][!] [++opt] [file]
Like ":wq", but write only when changes have been
made.
When 'hidden' is set and there are more windows, the
current buffer becomes hidden, after writing the file.