Chapter 3 Review Questions

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?

Which of the following enables you to move the cursor to the left while you are in command mode in the vi editor?

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?

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?

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?

While you are working on a report in vi, you decide to insert information from another file. Provide the command sequence to insert a file called employees.txt into your current vi session. Assume you are in command mode.

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?

You are preparing to give a training session on the vi editor. How would you BEST describe it?

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?

When you copy text in Emacs, you must mark the text you want to copy by using which of the following commands?

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?

How can you find out information about the status of an editing session while in the vi editor?

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. Describe how you would display the line numbers while in vi.

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?

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'?

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?

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?

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?

Which of the following are menus that you would find on the menu bar in Emacs?

Which of the following commands enables you to use online help in Emacs?

How can you get help using the vi editor?

What is the name of a standardized bit pattern for characters and numbers that is used by most computer operating systems?

What is the process called compiling?

How can you print a file while you are in the vi editor?

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?