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Adding Text

  To put vi into a ``permanent'' data mode, we can use one of the following commands:

I
Insert mode at the beginning of the line.
i
Insert mode in front of the cursor.
a
Append mode after the cursor.
A
Append mode at the end of line.

As mentioned earlier, to get out of this mode, hit the ESCape key.


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Gordon Haverland
Sat Oct 9 13:50:48 MDT 1999