In this post, we quickly look at how to delete lines for different use cases in the command mode (using ESC).
How to delete a singlie line?
- Move cursor to the line we want to delete
- Use one of the following commands to delete the current line
- Use one of the following commands to delete the current line
dd
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How to delete several lines?
- Move cursor to the first line of those lines we want to delete
- Use the command,e.g., when deleting 5 lines. You can change the number 5 to whatever you want
- Use the command,e.g., when deleting 5 lines. You can change the number 5 to whatever you want
5dd
How to delete m-th to n-th lines?
- We can use the command for deleting 111th to 222th lines
:111,222d
How to delete from current line onwards to the end of the document?
- We can use the command below
:.,$d
How to delete from the beginning of the document to the current line?
- We can use the command below
:dgg
How to delete a singlie word?
- Move cursor to the beginning of the word we want to delete
- Use the command
- Use the command
dw