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'''NOTE:''' Refer to the table below for a list of the most common '''vi''' ('''vim''') navigation & editing commands:<br><table cellpadding="5"><tr><th style="border-bottom: 1px solid black;">Keyboard Combination</th><th style="border-bottom: 1px solid black;">Purpose</th></tr><tr><td>'''<ctrl><SPACEBAR>W'''</td><td>Move forward one word</td></tr><tr><td>'''<esc><SPACEBAR>B'''</td><td>Move back one word</td></tr><tr><td>'''<ctrl><k>dd'''</td><td>Cut line</td></tr><tr><td>'''<esc>^yy'''</td><td>Copy Line ('''Note:''' to get '''^''' character, type '''<shift>6''', <u>not</u> <ctrl>)</td></tr><tr><td>'''<ctrl><u>'''</td><td>Paste Cut/Copied Text</td></tr><tr><td>'''<ctrl><g>:help'''</td><td>Display help screen (ctrl-x ''q!'' to exit help screen)</td></tr></table><br>
[[Image:vi-text-editor-2.png|right|350px|thumb|The online vi-tutorial provides users "hands-on" experience of using the vi text editor.]]