September 2009
Beginner
942 pages
85h 34m
English
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Command Mode
Once the file is opened, you are in command mode. From command mode, you can:
Invoke insert mode
Issue editing commands
Move the cursor to a different position in the file
Invoke ex commands
Invoke a Unix shell
Save the current version of the file
Exit vi