Switching to Insert Mode
To start inserting text into the document, switch to insert mode by pressing i. Once in insert mode, you can type and edit text as you would in any other text editor.
Creating New Text Documents with the VI Editor
VI, short for “Visual Editor,” is a modal text editor that operates in different modes: command mode, insert mode, and visual mode. Command mode is used for navigation and executing commands, insert mode is for inserting and editing text, and visual mode is for selecting and manipulating text.