A user accidentally pressed Ctrl+Z while in vi, which suspended the editor and returned them to the shell. They need to resume the vi session and continue editing. What should they do?

Run the 'jobs' command and then 'kill %1'.

Run the 'fg' command in the shell.

In vi/vim, which mode is active when the editor first opens a file, and what does it allow you to do?

Ex mode; allows executing external shell commands

Insert mode; allows typing text directly into the file

Visual mode; allows selecting blocks of text

Command mode; allows entering navigation and editing commands

LPI LPIC-1:Linux Administrator (101-500)

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103.8 Basic File Editing LPIC-1 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Part of the Topic 103: GNU and Unix Commands domain, which makes up ~19% of our current practice bank. Linux Professional Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~7–11 in this domain), expect 1–1 from this objective — we provide 29 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 1–5

1application · easy
While editing a long document in vi, a user needs to move the cursor to the beginning of the current line. Which key should they press?
Select an answer first
2foundation · easy
Which vi/vim ex command saves the current file and quits the editor?
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3expert · medium
A user accidentally pressed Ctrl+Z while in vi, which suspended the editor and returned them to the shell. They need to resume the vi session and continue editing. What should they do?
Select an answer first
4application · easy
A user is editing a file in vi and needs to copy the current line and paste it below. The cursor is on the line to copy. Which sequence of commands should they use?
Select an answer first
5foundation · easy
In vi/vim, which mode is active when the editor first opens a file, and what does it allow you to do?
Select an answer first

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103.8 Basic File Editing LPIC-1 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

While editing a long document in vi, a user needs to move the cursor to the beginning of the current line. Which key should they press?

Which vi/vim ex command saves the current file and quits the editor?

A user accidentally pressed Ctrl+Z while in vi, which suspended the editor and returned them to the shell. They need to resume the vi session and continue editing. What should they do?

A user is editing a file in vi and needs to copy the current line and paste it below. The cursor is on the line to copy. Which sequence of commands should they use?

In vi/vim, which mode is active when the editor first opens a file, and what does it allow you to do?

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