VIM: The Better Text Editor

Which vim mode allows you to move around the file with the j,h,k,l or other shortcut keys?

• Command Mode

• Extended Command Mode

• Visual

• Insert

When you enter a colon ( : ) what mode are you switching into?

• Command Mode

• Extended Command Mode

• Visual Mode

• Insert Mode

What key allows you to move or delete to the end of the current line?

• !

• #

• $

• 0

What key/s allow you to move to the very beginning of the text file?

• bb

• G

• gg

• 0

What will this command do?

:%s/foo/bar

• Replace every occurrence of foo with bar for the entire file

• Replace the first occurrence of foo with bar for the current line

• Replace the first occurrence of foo with bar for each line of the file

• Replace every occurrence of foo with bar on the current line

What key / key combination will allow you to access Visible Block mode and allow you to select blocks (not lines) of text?

• v

• V

• Ctrl-V

• Ctrl,Alt,V

What command can be run from the linux console/terminal to access a well put together tutorial for vim?

• vimtutor

• vim --tutor

• man vim

• man 5 vim

What file allows you to make customizations to vim such as adding line numbers?

• .vimcfg

• .vimrc

• .bashrc

• .vimcnf

How do you jump to a particular line in a file?

• G, then line number

• Line number, then G

• Ctrl-G, then line number

• Line number, then dd

What characters institutes a search within vim?

• s

• S

• :

• /