Ch9 The vi Editor Exam

Ch9 The vi Editor Exam

1. If you are in the vi command mode and want to add a new line before your cursor, you would type:

   • o
   • a
   • i
   • O

2. If you are in the vi command mode and want to begin inserting text before your cursor, you can type:

   • o
   • O
   • A
   • i

3. If you are in vi command mode and want to add a new line after your cursor, you can type:

   • O
   • i
   • a
   • o

4. If you are in vi command mode and want to begin inserting text at the end of the line, you can type:

   • o
   • O
   • A
   • I

5. If you want to move a character to the left in vi command mode, you can press the Left Arrow Key ← or:

   • j
   • k
   • h
   • l

6. If you want to move a character to the right in vi command mode, you can press the Right Arrow Key → or:

   • k
   • h
   • j
   • l

7. If you want to move up a line in vi command mode, you can press the Up Arrow Key ↑ or:

   • j
   • k
   • l
   • h

8. If you want to quit the vi program without saving any of the changes you made to your file, you can type in command mode:

   • :w!
   • :s!
   • :a!
   • :q!

9. To go to the beginning of a line in the vi command mode, you press:

   • 1
   • g
   • ^
   • $

10. To go to the first line of a vi document in command mode, you can type:

    (choose two)

    • gg
    • 1G
    • G
    • GG

11. To move backward through a vi document, word by word, you press:

    • r
    • c
    • b
    • w

12. To move forward one word at a time in the vi command mode, you press:

    • f
    • t
    • w
    • g

13. To navigate to the end of the line in vi command mode, you can press:

    • ^
    • *
    • $
    • #

14. To perform cut and paste in a vi document, you actually do:

    • yank and put
    • delete and put
    • yank and paste
    • delete and yank

15. To save and then quit, you can type in command mode:

    • QQ
    • !!
    • WW
    • ZZ

16. To search backward from your cursor in your vi document in command mode, you can type __ followed by the pattern to search for.

    • |
    • ?
    • \
    • /

17. To search forward from your cursor in your vi document in command mode, you can type __ followed by the pattern to search for.

    • |
    • \
    • ?
    • /

18. Typing which of the following from vi command mode will attempt to save your file?

    • :f
    • :r
    • :w
    • :s

19. What would typing 4dh do in vi command mode?

    • Delete the next four characters
    • Delete the next four lines
    • Duplicate the next four characters
    • Delete the previous four characters

20. Which of the following variables affect the standard editor for a user?

    • $VI
    • $VISUAL
    • $ENV
    • $EDLIN

21. To configure the default or standard editor for a user, which file should the $EDITOR variable be configured in?

    • .editor
    • .vimrc
    • .stdedit
    • .bashrc