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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{lowercase title}}<br /> == Intro ==<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> vi &lt;file&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> opens &lt;code&gt;&lt;file&gt;&lt;/code&gt; for editing. Type &quot;ZZ&quot; to save and exit.<br /> <br /> == command mode vs insert mode ==<br /> You start out in command mode. Type &quot;i&quot; (insert) or &quot;a&quot; (append) to get to insert mode. Esc to get back to command mode.<br /> <br /> == moving the cursor ==<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> h left<br /> j down<br /> k up<br /> l right<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> == modifying text ==<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> x delete<br /> i insert<br /> a append<br /> Y yank/copy line<br /> D cut line<br /> P paste line<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> == deleting text ==<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> x deletes the character under the cursor.<br /> X deletes the character to the left of your cursor.<br /> dw deletes from the character selected to the end of the word.<br /> dd deletes all the current line.<br /> D deletes from the current character to the end of the line.<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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