Vim/Deleting

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In escape mode:

Deletion
Command	Action
x	delete character
[count]x	delete [count] character under and after cursor
[count]X	delete [count] character before cursor
dd	delete current line
[count]dd	delete [count] lines from cursor
d^	delete from cursor (not included) to begin of line
d$ or D	delete from cursor to end of line
[count]d$ or [count]D	delete from cursor to end of line and [count] -1 lines
dw	delete word forward
db	delete word backward
[count]d{motion}	delete text that motion moves over (up/down = lines, left/right = characters )
:[range]d [count]	delete range

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