Chapter 2 Using the vi Text Editor

Question 1

Append text at the end of the current line

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Change current word

Answer 2

cw

Question 3

Changes current line

Answer 3

cc

Question 4

Changes from the current cursor position to the end of the line

Answer 4

C

Question 5

Continue the search in the opposite direction

Answer 5

N

Question 6

Continue the search in the same direction

Answer 6

n

Question 7

Copies the current line and the next two lines into the buffer

Answer 7

3yy

Question 8

Foward search

Answer 8

/<string></string>

Question 9

enter command line mode

Answer 9

:

Question 10

Insert text left of the cursor

Answer 10

i

Question 11

Move cursor to the beginning of the line

Answer 11

^ carot symbol

Question 12

move cursor left to the previous word

Answer 12

b

Question 13

move cursor to first line of the document

Answer 13

gg

Question 14

move cursor to specific line

Answer 14

<line>G
</line>

Question 15

Move the cursor right to the next word

Answer 15

w

Question 16

Open a new line above the current line and start inserting text

Answer 16

O

Question 17

Open a newline below the current line and start inserting text

Answer 17

o

Question 18

Pastes the lines from the buffer in the line above the cursor

Answer 18

P

Question 19

Quit vi if file has not been modified

Answer 19

:q

Question 20

Quit vi if the file has been modified but any modifications will be lost

Answer 20

:q!

Question 21

move down half a page

Answer 21

ctrl + d

Question 22

write current file to disk and quit

Answer 22

:x
:wq
zz

Question 23

Yank(copies) current line into the buffer

Answer 23

yy

Question 24

append text to the right of the cursor

Answer 24

a

Question 25

delete a character in current cursor position

Answer 25

x

Question 26

delete character to left of the cursor

Answer 26

X

Question 27

deletes a word from the current cursor position to the end of the word

Answer 27

dw

Question 28

deletes the current line

Answer 28

dd

Question 29

deletes the current line and next four lines and places them into the buffer

Answer 29

5dd

Question 30

deletes the current line and puts it into the buffer

Answer 30

dd

Question 31

insert text at the beginning of the current line

Answer 31

I

Question 32

move cursor to the last line of document

Answer 32

G

Question 33

move the cursor to the last character on the line

Answer 33

$

Question 34

move cursor up half a page

Answer 34

crtrl + u

Question 35

move cursor back a full page

Answer 35

ctrl + b

Question 36

move cursor forward a full page

Answer 36

ctrl + f

Question 37

pastes the lines from the buffer in the line below the cursor

Answer 37

p

Question 38

repeat last command

Answer 38

.

Question 39

replaces the character in the current position

Answer 39

r

Question 40

reverse search

Answer 40

?

Question 41

undo last edit

Answer 41

u