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You are using vi to edit a file and have just entered 12 new lines. You need to replicate
the same 12 lines right after you enter them. What command-mode command can you type to replicate the lines? |
a period (.)
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Which of the following enables you to move the cursor to the left while you are in
command mode in the vi editor? |
Press the left arrow key.
Press h. |
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When you started the vi editor, you forgot to specify the name for the new file you
are creating. To save steps next time, how can you specify the name of a new file when you first start vi? |
Enter vi and the filename, such as vi myfile.
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Your colleague has written a line of text in vi and now wants to delete the line, but
save its contents in a buffer in case he decides to bring back the line he deletes. What do you recommend? |
While in command mode, move the cursor to the first character in the line and
press dd. |
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You are in the vi editor and it’s now noon. Every day at noon you run a program
called update, which updates a database. How can you run the program without closing your vi session? |
From command mode, type :!update and press Enter
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While you are working on a report in vi, you decide to insert information from another
text file in your home directory called summary_data. Which of the following commands (from command mode) enables you to add the contents of summary_data? |
:r summary_data
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You’re editing a document using vi and you are near the end of a page. You want to
quickly go back to the top of the page to check something you said. Which of the following command-line commands enables you to quickly go to the top of the page? |
H
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You are preparing to give a training session on the vi editor. How would you
describe it? |
It is modal.
It is a text editor. Most UNIX/Linux distributions come with vi. It is a screen editor |
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While working in the Emacs editor, you delete a section of text and then decide to
undo your deletion. Which of the following commands should you use? |
Use the Ctrl+x,u command.
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When you copy text in Emacs, you must mark the text you want to copy by using
which of the following commands? |
Use Ctrl+Spacebar to mark the beginning of the text and Alt+w to mark the end as
well as to copy the text. |
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You’ve used Emacs to write advertising copy about a new software product your
company has developed. Now you find out that the name of the product has been changed slightly. What command can you use to track down all references to the old name so you can locate them? |
Press Ctrl+s.
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How can you find out information about the status of an editing session while in the
vi editor? |
Press Ctrl+g while in command mode.
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You are using the vi editor to create a list of tasks on each line and you would like an
easy way to number each line (task) listed in the file. Which of the following is an easy solution? |
From command mode, enter :set number
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You have been working on a long vi text file and now you’ve got to rush off to a
meeting. How can you quickly save your work and exit the vi editor? |
From command mode, enter :wq.
From command mode, enter :ZZ. From command mode, enter :x. |
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While editing a file in vi, you realize you have been spelling the word receive as
recieve. How can you find all occurrences of your misspelled receive? |
From command mode, type /recieve and press Enter.
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As you look over the shoulder of an employee who is using the vi editor, you see
her use the command :l $s/capitol/capital. What does this command do? |
It changes all instances of capitol to capital.
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You have just pressed Ctrl+x,Ctrl+s in the Emacs editor thinking that this will exit
Emacs, but it seems like nothing has happened. What is the problem? |
Ctrl+x,Ctrl+s is a command sequence that saves your file, but it does not cause
Emacs to close. |
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You’ve just finished entering a one-page memo in Emacs and now want to quickly
go to the beginning so you can reread it. What command enables you to quickly go to the beginning? |
Alt+<
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Which of the following are menus that you would find on the menu bar in Emacs?
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Options
Edit Buffers |
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Which of the following commands enables you to use online help in Emacs?
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Ctrl+h
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How can you get help for using the vi editor?
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From command mode, enter :help.
From the regular command line outside of vi, enter man vi. |
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What is the name of a standardized bit pattern for characters and numbers that is
used by most computer operating systems? |
American Standard Code for information interchange
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What is the process called compiling?
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the process of translating program files into machine-readable language
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How can you print a file while you are in the vi editor?
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type :!lpr and pres Enter
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You have started Emacs without specifying a file name for the existing file you want
to open. Is there a way to specify the file name and open the file after you’ve started Emacs, and if so how? |
Open existing file from Emacs, press Ctrl+X, Ctrl+f, and provide path to file as well as file name
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