Linux Foundation LFCS Exam - Topic 3 Question 107 Discussion

Actual exam question for Linux Foundation's LFCS exam

Question #: 107
Topic #: 3

Immediately after deleting 3 lines of text in vi and moving the cursor to a different line, which single character command will insert the deleted content below the current line?

Ai (lowercase)

BP (uppercase)

Cp (lowercase)

DU (uppercase)

Eu (lowercase)

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Suggested Answer: C

by Scarlet at Nov 20, 2025, 04:34 PM

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Luisa

4 months ago

I’m not sure, but I think D) U could be a trick option.

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Johnetta

4 months ago

I feel confident about C) p too. It’s the standard way.

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Valene

4 months ago

No way, it's definitely C) p. I use it all the time!

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Marquetta

4 months ago

I’m leaning towards B) P. It seems logical to paste above.

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Kattie

4 months ago

I agree, C) p feels right. It's what I usually use.

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Kasandra

5 months ago

'U' is for undo, not for pasting!

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Pamela

5 months ago

Wait, are you sure it's not 'P'? That seems odd.

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Darrin

5 months ago

Totally agree, 'p' is the way to go!

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Norah

5 months ago

I thought it was 'P' at first, but it's 'p'.

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Maybelle

6 months ago

It's definitely 'p' for lowercase!

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Devon

6 months ago

As a vi newbie, I'm just hoping I can remember any of these commands during the exam!

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Daniela

6 months ago

Wait, is it not U (uppercase) to undo the last action? I'm never sure about these vi commands.

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Oretha

6 months ago

Haha, I bet the exam writer is a vi power user who loves to trick us with these subtle differences.

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Cherrie

6 months ago

This question seems familiar; I think I encountered something like this in a practice quiz, and 'p' was the answer there too.

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Deeann

7 months ago

I might be mixing it up, but I thought 'U' was for undoing changes, not for pasting.

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Stanford

7 months ago

I remember practicing with vi commands, and I feel like 'P' pastes above, so it must be 'p' for below.

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Jaclyn

7 months ago

Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I know there are a bunch of different vi commands, and I'm having trouble keeping them all straight. I'll have to make an educated guess on this.

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Jin

7 months ago

I've got this! The answer is definitely lowercase 'p'. That's the standard paste command in vi, right after deleting some text.

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Beata

7 months ago

Wait, I'm a little confused. Is it lowercase 'p' or uppercase 'P'? I need to double-check my vi commands.

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Mirta

7 months ago

I always forget the difference between uppercase and lowercase in vi. This is a tricky one!

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Norah

8 months ago

I think it's C) p. It pastes below the line.

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Brock

8 months ago

The correct answer is C) p (lowercase).

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Susana

8 months ago

I think it's the lowercase 'p' that pastes the deleted lines below the current line, but I'm not completely sure.

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Brice

8 months ago

Okay, I think I know this one. The key is remembering that lowercase 'p' is the command to paste the deleted text below the current line. I'm pretty confident in that.

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