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This document tells you how to build Web pages on
www.discoverlife.org. It covers the basic knowledge you
will need in the following areas:
Updated: 16 September, 2015
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vi is a text editor that you can use on the Web server. It is very powerful and somewhat difficult to learn, but don't be intimidated. Sometimes it is easier to make a quick change to a file that you've already transferred instead of changing the file on your local machine and transferring it again. Use vi under these cirumstances.
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Three Basic vi Steps:
Important Note: vi must be in lower case
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When you are in vi you cannot use your mouse to move around.
You must use your arrow keys to move the cursor
(or use the h, j, k, l keys if your keyboard lacks arrows).
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Note: Use <esc> key to
stop adding text. <esc> designates the single key marked Esc.
Do not put < > on either side of it.
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