QuitPre

QuitPre is an autocommand event in Vim and Neovim that fires immediately before a quitting operation is executed. It is part of the editor’s autocommand framework, which lets scripts respond to a wide range of editor events. QuitPre sits alongside other exit-related events such as QuitPost and VimLeavePre, and is documented in the editor’s help system (for example, via :help QuitPre).

The primary purpose of QuitPre is to allow plugins and user scripts to perform finalization tasks before the editor exits. Typical uses include running cleanup routines, saving session data, writing out temporary state, or prompting the user to save modified buffers. Autocommands attached to QuitPre are invoked whenever a quit or exit sequence is initiated, which makes it a common integration point for ensuring that necessary actions occur prior to termination.

Usage examples are straightforward lines of autocommand definitions, such as:

autocmd QuitPre * call MyCleanup()

Because QuitPre runs before the quit process, it can be used to prepare for shutdown or to coordinate with other plugins. Depending on user configuration and version, its exact interaction with prompts and confirmations may vary, but the event remains a standard hook for pre-exit handling.

Compatibility and scope notes: QuitPre is supported in both Vim and Neovim, with broad adoption across plugins. As with other autocommand events, users should be mindful of performance and avoid lengthy operations in QuitPre, since actions here execute as part of the quit sequence.