Chapter 10

Question 1

Broadly speaking, text editors fall into one of what two categories

Answer 1

text-mode and GUI

Question 2

The blank editor is a Unix staple. It’s small and usually installed by default, so you can be fairly certain that it’s present on any Linux computer

Answer 2

vi

Question 3

Vi uses multiple blank, and you must switch between them to accomplish various tasks

Answer 3

editing modes

Question 4

The blank editor is a big editor with lots of features, so it’s less likely to be installed by default on small, lightweight distributions

Answer 4

emacs

Question 5

Several small editors are modeled after emacs but omit many of its advanced features. One of these editors is blank, which is small, lightweight and easy to use.

Answer 5

nano

Question 6

The blank editor is both a text-mode editor, and a GUI editor

Answer 6

emacs

Question 7

The GNOME desktop environment has an associated text editor known as blank

Answer 7

gedit

Question 8

Blank and blank are editors that are associated with the K Desktop Environment (KDE).

Answer 8

KWrite and Kate

Question 9

The blank editor is not tied to any particular desktop environment, and it’s small and lightweight. It also runs under other OSs than Linux.

Answer 9

Geany

Question 10

What is the syntax to launch a nano file with a new document

Answer 10

nano filename.txt

Question 11

Most editing programs have what three basic convention for displaying information

Answer 11

Title Bar
Status Bar
Shortcut List

Question 12

In addition to control characters, nano uses blank to activate some functions. These key combinations use either the ESC, ALT of META key followed by another key.

Answer 12

metacharacters

Question 13

What is the nano keystroke for copy?

Answer 13

M-6

Question 14

What is the nano keystroke for paste?

Answer 14

Ctrl-U

Question 15

What is the nano keystroke for cut?

Answer 15

Ctrl-K

Question 16

What is the nano keystroke for go to the next line in the file?

Answer 16

Ctrl-N

Question 17

What is the nano keystroke for help documentation?

Answer 17

Ctrl-G

Question 18

What is the nano keystroke to move to the start of the file

Answer 18

M-/

Question 19

Can you copy multiple lines and paste them all at the same time in nano?

Answer 19

yes

Question 20

Pressing blank or blank enables you to insert another file into the current one at the cursor’s current position in nano

Answer 20

Ctrl-R or F5

Question 21

In nano, pressing blank or blank activates a search feature

Answer 21

Ctrl-W or F6

Question 22

In nano, you can replace one string with another by pressing blank or blank. The program prompts you to enter a search term and the term to take its place.

Answer 22

Ctrl+/ or M-R

Question 23

In nano, one way to save a file is the CTRL-blank option

Answer 23

Ctrl-O

Question 24

What nano command allows you to save and exit at the same time?

Answer 24

Ctrl-X

Question 25

Blank was the first full-screen text editor written for Unix.

Answer 25

vi

Question 26

A new version of Vi was created and called "vi improved" or blank.

Answer 26

vim

Question 27

Although the vi editor is useful for editing configuration files, it shines in editing program files such as blank

Answer 27

shell scripts

Question 28

At any given moment, vi is running one of what three modes

Answer 28

Command mode Ex mode Insert mode

Question 29

In vi, the blank mode accepts commands, which are usually entered as single letters.

Answer 29

Command mode

Question 30

In vi, to manipulate files, you use blank mode, which you enter by typing a colon (:) followed by the name of the command you want to use.

Answer 30

Ex mode

Question 31

In vi, you enter text in blank mode

Answer 31

Insert mode

Question 32

When you first launch vi, you are in blank mode.

Answer 32

command mode

Question 33

In vi, how do you switch to insert mode

Answer 33

type I

Question 34

In vi, how is the insert mode indicated on the screen?

Answer 34

the word --INSERT-- will be on the bottom of the window

Question 35

In vi, how do you exit insert mode?

Answer 35

Press ESC

Question 36

Type blank to enter ex mode in vi, and then type blank to write and quit

Answer 36

:wq

Question 37

In vi, what keystroke opens a new line immediately below the line where the cursor is and enters insert mode

Answer 37

O

Question 38

In vi, what command would be used to yank two lines

Answer 38

2yy (without hitting enter)

Question 39

In vi what command pastes starting on the line after the cursor

Answer 39

p

Question 40

In vi, what do you type to delete a line

Answer 40

dd

Question 41

In vi, what do you type to save and exit a file which is equivalent to :wq

Answer 41

ZZ

Question 42

In vi, you can use the blank key to change case

Answer 42

tilde(~)

Question 43

In vi, to undo any change, type blank

Answer 43

u

Question 44

In the vi command mode, typing blank (lowercase) opens text, that is, inserts a new line immediately below the current one and enters insert mode on that line

Answer 44

o

Question 45

In vi, how do you search for text in a file?

Answer 45

type / in command mode, followed by the term you want to search

Question 46

In vi, how do you search backwards?

Answer 46

type ?

Question 47

In vi, the blank command changes text from within the command mode

Answer 47

c

Question 48

What does cw do in command mode of vi?

Answer 48

changes the next word

Question 49

What does cc do in command mode of vi?

Answer 49

changes the next line

Question 50

In vi, the blank key brings you to a line number that you specify

Answer 50

G

Question 51

In vi, the blank key homes the cursor - that is moves it to the top of the screen

Answer 51

H

Question 52

In vi, the blank key moves the cursor to the bottom of the screen

Answer 52

L

Question 53

In vi, to replace all occurrences of one string with another type blank where original is the original string, replacement is the new string, and % should be the starting line number, ending line number for a small range change

Answer 53

:%s/original/replacement/g

Question 54

To save your vi file without exiting the editor type blank in command mode

Answer 54

:w

Question 55

In vi, the blank command edits a new file

Answer 55

:e

Question 56

In vi, the blank command includes the contents of an old file into an existing file, appending it to the existing file

Answer 56

:r

Question 57

In vi, the ex command blank executes the external command that you specify, for example ls

Answer 57

:!

Question 58

In vi, use the blank command to quit. like the e command, it won't exit without saving unless you append the command with blank, which forces quit without saving the modifications

Answer 58

:q !

Question 59

For which type of file is nano least likely to be useful for examining or editing? A. A text file encoded in Unicode B. A shell script file C. A text file encoded in ASCII D. A LibreOffice word document E. A Linux configuration file

Answer 59

D

Question 60

What keystrokes invoke the nano search function? (Choose all that apply) A. F3 B. F6 C. Esc-S D. Ctrl-F E. Ctrl-W

Answer 60

B,E

Question 61

How would you remove two lines of text from a file when using vi?

Answer 61

2dd

Question 62

True or False: Unicode is useful for encoding most European languages but not languages in Asia

Answer 62

False

Question 63

True or False: GUI text editors for ASCII are superior to text-mode ASCII editors because GUI editors support underlining, italics, and multiple fonts

Answer 63

False

Question 64

True or False: if you've never used a text editor before, nano is usually the best one to learn first

Answer 64

True

Question 65

Three keystrokes that can initiate a search-and-replace operation in nano are blank, blank, and blank

Answer 65

Ctrl+/, F4, Esc+R

Question 66

While in vi's command mode, you can type blank to undo a change

Answer 66

u

Question 67

To save a file and exit the vi text editor in command mode, type blank

Answer 67

cw

Question 68

ASCII supports blank unique characters (not including control characters)

Answer 68

128