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vi is a screen-oriented text editor written by Bill Joy in 1976 for an early BSD release.
The name vi is derived from the shortest unambiguous abbreviation for the command visual in ex; the command in question switches the line editor ex to visual mode. The name vi is pronounced /ˈviːˈaɪ/, or /vaɪ/.
Current releases of vi are free and open source software, usually released under permissive free software licenses such as the BSD License.
vi is a modal editor: it operates in either insert mode ...
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