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What command entered into a bash initialization file will have bash recognize vi keystrokes after login?

Many people like the vi text editor but the default bash command line editor recognizes emacs keystrokes.
What command entered into a bash initialization file will have bash recognize vi keystrokes after login?

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A.
history -p vi

B.
alias emacs=vi

C.
HISTCMD=vi

D.
set -o vi

E.
unset emacs

Explanation:
You can switch the internal bash commandline editor by using the set -o command either directly in the command line or in the .bashrc file (or any other start script).


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