Help w/ vi command mode

From: Paul Roseboom (proseboom_at_uscd.com)
Date: 03/26/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:05:11 -0500

I've been using emacs for a while, and am just trying vi but finding
it very hard to use. I've read some good online resources, but have a
couple basic questions.

Is "command mode" what I enter if I type "Q", represented by the : at
the bottom? Or is command mode what I'm in when I start vi? When I
enter ZZ after it starts, it exits right away as I expect, but if I
enter ZZ from the : prompt I get "not an editor command".

And a simple question.. if for example I want to cut lines 10-12 out
of my program and paste them after line 30 do I use 'y' and 'p'?

Thanks very much!

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