v Will get you in visual mode. You can highlight the section you want, then yank (copy) with y. To paste, use p. You don't need to visually select to copy/paste. You could yank the word yw, or yank to the end of the line y$ , or yank the entire line yy
V is visual line mode, not select mode. It's the same as visual mode but it's line oriented, so you're cutting or pasting entire lines and not characters.
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vWill get you in visual mode. You can highlight the section you want, then yank (copy) withy. To paste, usep. You don't need to visually select to copy/paste. You could yank the wordyw, or yank to the end of the liney$, or yank the entire lineyyVwill get you in select mode. It's little diferent from visual mode, but commands are similar.Vis visual line mode, not select mode. It's the same as visual mode but it's line oriented, so you're cutting or pasting entire lines and not characters.