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- Vi operates in one of three basic states. When you start the
- edit session, you are in "visual" state. The text insertion
- commands (i, a, c., etc...) use "insert" state. Searches
- and special commands are performed in "last line" state.
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- "Visual" state lets you move around and look at the file. To
- put in new text or change old text you use "insert" state. To
- execute complicated commands (e.g. 1,.s/x/X/g) you type a colon
- to enter "Last line" state. In "last line" state you are typing
- to a prompt at the bottom of the screen.
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- STATE SUMMARY:
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- ------------- insert cmd.s -------------
- | | ------------------> | |
- | VISUAL | | INSERT |
- | | <------------------ | |
- ------------- ESCape key -------------
- | ^
- '?' | |
- '/' | | RETURN or
- ':' | | ESCape
- | |
- V |
- -------------
- | |
- | LAST LINE |
- | |
- -------------
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