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# Working with Vim Editor

#### What is vi/vim ?

   ▪ Vi and Vim are built-in text editors in Linux 

   ▪ Vi is by far the most distributed and used text editor in Linux 

   ▪ Depending on your Linux distro, Vim may or may not be installed

   ▪ Vim (Vi IMproved) is an improved version of Vi 

   ▪ Built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient 

#### Use cases

   ▪ Small modifications can be faster, especially when you are currently working in the CLI 

   ▪ Faster to create and edit at the same time 

   ▪ Supports multiple formats 

   ▪ When working on a server

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### Working with Vim

Vim has 2 modes:

   ▪ Command Mode

   ▪ Insert Mode

#### Command Mode

   ▪ This is the default mode 

   ▪ You can't edit the text 

   ▪ Whatever you type is interpreted as a command 

   ▪ Navigate, Search, Delete, Undo, etc.

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#### Insert Mode

   ▪ Allows you to enter text 

   ▪ Pressing Escape, switches you back to command mode