How many VI editor modes do you know?
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Answer / alpa
3 modes -
command mode
Insert mode
execution mode
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Answer / p.ashwini
they are 3 main modes in vi editor and they are
1.command mode
2.insert mode
3.colon mode
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Answer / shaan_007
1. command mode (deletion,navigation)
2. input mode
3. execution mode (saving ur work,saving and quiting
,aborting editing,writing selected lines,escape to the
unix shell).
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Answer / pankaj cheema
there are 3 mode in vi editor.
1-insert mode-can go in this mode by presing i
2-command mode- can go in this mode by presing the key esc.
3-execution mode-can go in this mode by pressing semicolon
key with the shift key.
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Answer / laxmikanth ghali
There is a number of modes available in VI but we are using
frequently below modes only?
1] Command Mode
2] Input Mode
3] Execution Mode
4] Visual Mode
5] Quick-Fix mode
6] Read-only mode
7] Normal mode
8] Recovery Mode
9] Debugging Mode
10] Diff Mode
any Concerns?
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