Vim Masterclass - Cutting, Copying, and Pasting

The video tutorial covers essential text editing tasks using Vim, including cutting, copying, and pasting text. It explains the concept of registers in Vim, which are used to store cut and copied text. The tutorial demonstrates basic and advanced Vim commands for text manipulation, such as the DD and P commands, and the XP pattern for character swapping. It also covers yanking and duplicating text, and concludes with instructions on using undo and redo operations to correct mistakes.

Why is it recommended to duplicate a line and comment it out when editing configuration files?

• To make the file more readable

• To confuse other users

• To create a backup within the file

• To increase the file size

What is the unnamed register in Vim commonly referred to as?

• The secondary register

• The clipboard

• The default register

• The primary register

In Vim, what command is used to swap two lines?

• ZZP

• DDP

• XXP

• YYP

What is the Vim equivalent of the 'copy' operation in other editors?

• Cut

• Put

• Yank

• Delete

How can you duplicate a line in Vim?

• Use the command 'YYP'

• Use the command 'ZZP'

• Use the command 'XXP'

• Use the command 'DD'

What command in Vim is used to undo the last change?

• Control + Z

• U

• Control + Y

• R

What happens when you press 'U' after deleting two lines with '2D' in Vim?

• Both lines are restored

• Only the second line is restored

• Only the first line is restored

• No lines are restored