P places n copies of yanked text above the current line. You may alter each of the delete commands by preceding the command with a number. You must be in edit mode. Each command is listed below with an explanation of its function. X deletes n characters before the cursor.
D deletes the remainder of the current line, including the current cursor position.
When working with computers, it is important to develop the habit of saving your work at regular intervals. Even though you can see it on the scre en, until you save it, your file exists only in a buffer. You will not have a permanent copy of your file until you save it. The following commands allow you to search for specific text patterns within a file. Remember, UNIX is case sensitive.