Deletion

Command Mode keyboard shortcuts - VIM

Created: 2022-07-08
Tags: #fleeting

-> Deletion in VIM is actually CUT.

Delete char on current position

`x`

Delete Word / s

`d [count] motion`

`dw` -> till next word (no whitespace are left)

w means move cursor to next word

`de` -> till end of current word (whitespaces are spared)

e means move cursor to end of current word

Using count in vim

d3w

deletes three words

Delete CURRENT cursor to END OF LINE

`shift+d` or `d$`

$ means move cursor at end of line

-> NOT DELETE empty line

Delete WHOLE LINE

`dd`

-> CAN DELETE EMPTY LINE

Using count in vim to delete more

d [count] motion
d3w

Delete two lines
(From current line to below)
2dd

References

Interactive Graph

Table Of Contents

Delete char on current position

x

Delete Word / s

d [count] motion

dw -> till next word (no whitespace are left)

de -> till end of current word (whitespaces are spared)

Delete CURRENT cursor to END OF LINE

shift+d or d$

Delete WHOLE LINE

dd

Using count in vim to delete more