Mastering Vim: Test Your Knowledge of Shortcuts and Best Practices!
Mastering Vim: Test Your Knowledge of Shortcuts and Best Practices!
Reuben
Created 6/25/2024
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Think you know all the ins and outs of Vim? Challenge yourself with this quiz, packed with questions testing your knowledge of shortcuts and best practices. Can you score a perfect 20/20?
1. Which command would you use to save and quit Vim?
:q
:w
:wq
:x
2. How do you exit insert mode?
<C-V>
<C-[>
<C-S>
<C-R>
3. What is the command to append text at the end of the line?
i
a
A
o
4. What does the command `dd` do in Vim?
Delete char and insert
Cut the current line
Yank the line
Undo changes
5. Which command pastes from the system clipboard?
p
P
*p
+p
6. How do you enter visual mode?
u
v
x
r
7. What command undoes changes in Vim?
<C-R>
ZQ
u
zz
8. Which option removes a character under the cursor?
x
yy
fo
d
9. What keybinding allows you to redo changes in Vim?
ZZ
<C-R>
A
<C-Z>
10. Which keybinding copies a line?
yy
ZZ
K
w
11. To add a new line below the current one and enter Insert mode, you would use which command?
S
A
O
o
12. Which command replaces a single character under the cursor?
r
R
s
C
13. How do you repeat the last entered command?
u
r
.
,
14. Which command deletes until the end of the line and enters Insert mode?
R
C
D
X
15. To jump to the start of a line, which key do you press?
^
$
0
h
16. How do you exit Vim without saving changes?
:qa
:q
ZQ
ZZ
17. Which command enters visual block mode?
V
<C-V>
x
<Esc>
18. What does the `u` command do?
Inserts text
Yanks to system clipboard
Undo last change
Paste after cursor
19. Which command is used to yank a word under the cursor?
yy
yw
yiw
yyiw
20. To delete the current word under the cursor, which command is used?
