Note that Vi and Vim commands are case-sensitive, which means d and D are identified as two separate commands. The editor will automatically remove the whole line from the file.
Highlight the line that you want to delete, then hit dd or D on the keyboard. If you're into command mode or insert mode, you can switch back to normal mode by pressing Escape. To delete a line in Vi or Vim, switch to normal mode first. There's a better way of deleting complete lines in Vi and Vim than spamming Backspace on the keyboard. Here's how you can remove one or more lines from a text file using Vi and Vim. But using a rudimentary tool like a text editor doesn't have to be so hard. Beginner users have a tough time wrapping their heads around command-line text editors and often find it hard to memorize the key bindings used to perform basic operations.Įven deleting lines in Vi and Vim can be a nerve-wracking job for newcomers. I'm making changes to improve this answer, as I see them.Editing text files directly from the Linux terminal can be tough, especially if you're using a complicated text editor like Vi or Vim. This uses vim-surround and text-object-line to quote the range of lines and put a comma after (useful for turning a list of lines into a JSON array):Įdit(s): I wrote the original post on my phone. Or on particular lines, according to regex (add a semi-colon to visually-selected lines that don't end with a semicolon):Ī more practical example, just to show why I prefer this method. You can do this for visual selections only: It also respects your plugins, so you can do commands that are based around your text-objects or other mappings.īase answer to /u/4lphaCenturi 's topic, add a semi colon to a single line: It doesn't only need to be text-insert in block mode, etc. I like this option because it's pretty flexible. normal allows you to run a normal-mode command over a line or range of lines in your buffer. I've been using the normal command often recently for this purpose. I hope this helps make vim more intuitive for you. And to add to that, not the whole buffer, which is what this commands does, but I would use Visual mode to more precisely select the part I want to perform that operation on: "Add a semicolon to every line without a semicolon in the open buffer" is more practical. In real use cases, something more like :%s/$/ The third when more than a handful of lines require semicolons. The second from when several consecutive lines require semicolons. The first I would use in almost all one-off cases of "This line needs a semicolon at the end of the line". These are four methods I would use to add semicolons to the end of a line under different circumstances. "Add semicolon to every line in the open buffer" After entering this mode, use any movement key to surround the text you want to append with semicolons, and complete the command with $A (that's Shift + a) In Linux: ^V (aka Control + V) puts you in "visual block" mode. So, you would first do A, and then follow on with j.j.j. However, should you need to repeat this command frequently: Read it mnemonically as: Append semicolon and return to normal mode. The following keystrokes: A should come naturally to you.
You do not need to use macros or bindings for a trivial operation like this. Insert mode is used to write text to the buffer. Like move around and manipulate the buffer. OP, normal mode is used to issue commands. Wow, all these comments and everyone just answers the question literally without offering any insight into what might actually help OP.
And please those of you who deign to grace us with your vim wisdom - be kind.
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