How can I delete a large chunk of text using vi?

Sometimes your finger gets tired of using the "x" key in vi, which only removes one character at a time.  To wipe out a huge chunk of text, a long string, or multiple paragraphs, you can use this command:

1.  First, here's an example line:

print "The quick, brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";

2.  Assume you want to delete everything between the quotes (").  Position the cursor on the "T" after the first set of quotes.

3.  Type: d/" [enter] - this should delete everything until the next ". 

4.  You can delete huge chunks of content by adding a unique string at the bottom of the content you want to delete.  With the "d" command in vi, you can search for full words, case sensitive, etc.