VI Text Editor Commands

Question 1

vi filename

Answer 1

Start a vi session with document filename

Question 2

vi

Answer 2

Start a vi session

User must type :w filename in order to save file

Question 3

command mode

Answer 3

default mode when starting vi, user presses a letter for a command

Question 4

input mode

Answer 4

allows user to enter or modify text.

press ESC to return to command mode

Question 5

last-line mode

Answer 5

opens prompt to enter letter or word commands for more complex operations, such as search and replace

Question 6

h

Answer 6

left (command mode)

Question 7

j

Answer 7

down (command mode)

Question 8

k

Answer 8

up (command mode)

Question 9

l

Answer 9

right (command mode)

Question 10

w

Answer 10

right one word to special character (command mode)

Question 11

W

Answer 11

right one word including special character (command mode)

Question 12

b

Answer 12

left one word to special character (command mode)

Question 13

B

Answer 13

left one word including special character (command mode)

Question 14

0

Answer 14

beginning of line (command mode)

Question 15

$

Answer 15

end of line (command mode)

Question 16

i

Answer 16

insert to left of cursor (command > input mode)

Question 17

I

Answer 17

insert at beginning of line (command > input mode)

Question 18

o

Answer 18

insert below current line (command > input mode)

Question 19

O

Answer 19

insert line above current line (command > input mode)

Question 20

a

Answer 20

append to right of cursor (command > input mode)

Question 21

A

Answer 21

append at end of current line (command > input mode)

Question 22

r

Answer 22

replace character (command > input mode)

Question 23

R

Answer 23

overwrite text (command > input mode)

Question 24

x

Answer 24

delete single character (editing)

Question 25

d

Answer 25

delete (editing)

Question 26

c

Answer 26

change (editing)

Question 27

y

Answer 27

yank, or copy (editing)

Question 28

p

Answer 28

paste below cursor (editing)

Question 29

P

Answer 29

paste above cursor (editing)

Question 30

u

Answer 30

undo previous edit (editing)

Question 31

.

Answer 31

repeat previous edit (editing)

Question 32

editing command

Answer 32

editing commands may be preceeded by a number, to affect the extent of the command

Question 33

dd

Answer 33

delete multiple lines

Question 34

/pattern

Answer 34

search forward for pattern (command mode)

Question 35

?pattern

Answer 35

search backwards for pattern (command mode)

Question 36

n

Answer 36

display next match (command mode)

Question 37

//

Answer 37

repeat previous search (command mode)

Answer 38

return to command mode

Question 39

ZZ

Answer 39

Save work and exit from command mode

Question 40

:x

Answer 40

Save work and exit from last line mode

Question 41

:w

Answer 41

save without exiting (command mode)

Question 42

:q!

Answer 42

abort current editing session