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Vi

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Last reviewed Oct 2026

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What is Vi?

Vi is a screen-oriented text editor originally created by Bill Joy for Unix systems in 1976 that operates in distinct command and insert modes. It is included by default on virtually all Unix and Linux systems, and its direct successor Vim (Vi Improved) extends it with additional features while preserving backward compatibility.

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1.MEFormatted manual page with me macros
2.BSHBash file
3.EXWEuphoria Windows source code file
4.UNXUnix text file
5.LHSLiterate Haskell programming language source code file
6.OPTSLinux configuration options file

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