" Shortcut to open a new tab
nmap <ESC>n :tabnew<CR>
-" Quit and close shortcuts
-map q :wqa <CR>
-map f :wq <CR>
-map t :tabclose <CR>
-"map m :q! <CR>
-
-" Write shortcuts
-"map w :w <CR>
+" Write, quit and close shortcuts using Alt-key combos
+map \eq :wqa <CR>
+map \ef :wq <CR>
+map \et :tabclose <CR>
+map \em :q! <CR>
+map \ew :w <CR>
" NERDTree section
" Thanks to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1447334/how-do-you-add-nerdtree-to-your-vimrc