VI
vi editor, copy a block (not usual action) Their Documentation says: Cut and paste: 1. Position the cursor where you want to begin cutting. 2.Press v to select characters (or uppercase V to select whole lines). 3. Move the cursor to the end of what you want to cut. 4.Press d to cut (or y to copy). 5. Move to where you would like to paste. 6. Press P to paste before the cursor, or p to paste after. 7. Copy and paste is performed with the same steps except for step 4 where you would press y instead of d: d = delete = cut y = yank = copy