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What happens after issuing the command vi without any additional parameters?

The correct answer is D. vi starts in command mode and opens a new empty file. You've hit your Sonnet limit · resets Jun 8, 9am (UTC)

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What happens after issuing the command vi without any additional parameters?

Options

  • Avi starts and loads the last file used and moves the cursor to the position where vi was when it
  • Bvi starts and requires the user to explicitly either create a new or load an existing file.
  • Cvi exits with an error message as it cannot be invoked without a file name to operate on.
  • Dvi starts in command mode and opens a new empty file.
  • Evi starts and opens a new file which is filled with the content of the vi buffer if the buffer contains

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  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    94% (29)
  • E
    3% (1)

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#vi editor#command mode#startup behavior#empty file

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