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Deleting Words in Vim

As a recent vim convert, I learn new commands everyday from my fellow rocketeers. Here's some cool ones for deleting words:

  • Use dw to delete word. Cursor placement is important! If your cursor is not on the first character, it will only delete from your cursor to the end of the word.
  • Use diw to delete inside word. Deletes the entire word that your cursor resides in.
  • Use dt<char> to delete to character. Deletes from your cursor to the specified character.
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Every developer at Hashrocket is a Vim expert. Check out our development environment, Dotmatrix, and if you are in Chicago, come to the Vim Chicago Meetup hosted at our Chicago office.