LPI Exam 101-500 Topic 1 Question 75 Discussion

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Question #: 75
Topic #: 1

What is the difference between the i and a commands of the vi editor?

Ai (interactive) requires the user to explicitly switch between vi modes whereas a (automatic) switches modesautomatically.

Bi (insert) inserts text before the current cursor position whereas a (append) inserts text after the cursor.

Ci (independent rows) starts every new line at the first character whereas a (aligned rows) keeps the indentation of the previous line.

Di (interrupt) temporarily suspends editing of a file to the background whereas a (abort) terminates editing.

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Suggested Answer: B, D

by Serina at Oct 07, 2023, 02:47 PM

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Halina

25 days ago

I'm going with B. It's the only one that makes sense to me. Although, maybe option C is about indent levels? Nah, that's too complicated for a basic vi question.

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Ivette

20 hours ago

Option C is actually about starting new lines at the first character, not indent levels.

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Jutta

5 days ago

Yeah, B is correct. It's about inserting text before or after the cursor position.

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Francoise

10 days ago

I'm going with B. It's the only one that makes sense to me.

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Lavelle

27 days ago

Clearly, the answer is B. Anyone who's ever used vi knows that. If you don't know that, you might as well just use Notepad. *laughs*

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Albina

30 days ago

I'm pretty confident the answer is B. The i and a commands are all about cursor positioning and text insertion, not about switching modes or suspending editing.

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Kip

4 days ago

So, i is for inserting before and a is for inserting after, got it.

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Kimi

16 days ago

I think you're right, the a command inserts text after the cursor.

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Genevive

18 days ago

I agree, the i command inserts text before the cursor position.

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Amie

1 months ago

I was going to choose D, but now I'm second-guessing myself. The i and a commands seem like they should be about inserting and appending text, not interrupting or aborting.

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Yuette

1 months ago

Hmm, I was leaning towards C, but now I'm not so sure. Maybe I should double-check the vi documentation to be sure.

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Pearlie

2 days ago

B) i (insert) inserts text before the current cursor position whereas a (append) inserts text after the cursor.

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Shawna

19 days ago

A) i (interactive) requires the user to explicitly switch between vi modes whereas a (automatic) switches modes automatically.

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Holley

1 months ago

I think the correct answer is B. The i command inserts text before the cursor, while the a command appends text after the cursor. The other options don't sound quite right to me.

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