Copying is referred to as yanking in vi editor.

Quiz questions on vi basics and modes, vi input mode, vi ex mode, vi editor navigation, vi editor editing text, commands for searching, replacing and substituting in vi editor. The vi editor, or "vee eye", is a fast, powerful, command-line text editor that comes standard on Unix systems. It has two modes: Command and Insert. In Command mode, you can use keyboard keys to navigate, delete, copy, and paste. In Insert mode, you can enter text, use the Enter key to go to a new line, use the arrow keys to navigate text, and use vi as a free-form text editor. To return to Command mode, press the... Show more

Quiz questions on vi basics and modes, vi input mode, vi ex mode, vi editor navigation, vi editor editing text, commands for searching, replacing and substituting in vi editor.

The vi editor, or "vee eye", is a fast, powerful, command-line text editor that comes standard on Unix systems. It has two modes: Command and Insert. In Command mode, you can use keyboard keys to navigate, delete, copy, and paste. In Insert mode, you can enter text, use the Enter key to go to a new line, use the arrow keys to navigate text, and use vi as a free-form text editor. To return to Command mode, press the Esc key once. 

Vi is integrated with ex, a line editor, and ex commands can be entered while using vi. Vi is more user-friendly than other editors such as the ed or the ex, and requires very few resources. 

Here are some basic commands for moving within a file:
h, j, k, and l: These commands reflect the arrow keys on old VT100 terminals.
Symbols such as $ and ^: These symbols mean the end of the line or the beginning of the line.
mk: Records the current location as mark k.
'k: Returns to the line of mark k.
`k: Returns to mark k.
d'k: Deletes to the line of mark k.
kd`k: Deletes to mark k.
c'k: Changes text to the line of mark k.
kc`k: Changes text to mark k. 

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