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[Vim] is an evolution of vi(1).
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+__vi__ stands for __V__isual __E__ditor. Vim is __V__i __Im__proved :)
vi(1) is a text editor that comes with the original Unix system as well as pretty much every other flavour, variation or clone of it known to mankind. They're all the same, except for when they're different (see below). vi(1) is rather unique among text editors because it explicitly operates in "modes", of which it knows three:
__Normal__::
