Command Line Text Editing Basics

So f ar we have done quite a bit with manipulating files and examining information on them: their contents, properties, and so on. However, we have not yet discussed creating a file from scratch. True, we have shown how to create a file by redirecting Standard Output, and while this is powerful, it is not always the most convenient way to create all files. To do this, we need to know how to use an editor, so we will now learn the basics of vi

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