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→Part 2: Creating Text Files Using The vi Text Editor
# Move to the 4th line (i.e. last line).<br><br>
# Type the following keys: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">dd</span><br><br>What did you notice?<br><br>Let's save editing changes and exit the vi text editor.<br><br>
# Type the following keys: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">:x</span>and press '''ENTER'''<br><br>What did you notice?<br><br>
# Issue the same command that you performed in '''Step #2''' to confirm that you had properly edited that file.<br><br>
# '''Save''' and '''exit''' your vi editing session.<br><br>[[Image:vi-text-editor-2.png|right|250px|thumb|The online vi-tutorial provides users "hands-on" experience of using the vi text editor.]]An '''online tutorial''' has been created to give you "hands-on" experience on how to use vi text editor. It is <u>recommended</u> that you run this online tutorial in your Matrix account to learn how to create and edit text files with the vi text editor.<br><br>
