Turn off viper-mode in Emacs?

Question

This seems very simple, but I wonder how to turn off viper-mode once I turn it on with M-x viper-mode. I tried (setq viper-mode nil) but this did not do it.

Answer 1

You can try M-xviper-go-awayRET. Also M-xtoggle-vipper-modeRET if you want to go back and forth.

Answer 2

You can also switch back and forth between Viper mode and Emacs mode in a single buffer with ctl-z.