VI Tutorial - Lesson 11 - Operators and Scopes

Delete Operator & Scope	Resulting Action
dw	delete word forward
db	delete word backward
d$	delete from cursor to end of line (same as D)
d0	delete from cursor to beginning of line
dL	delete from current line to end of screen
dG	delete from current line to end of file
d)	delete complete sentence forward
d(	delete complete sentence backwards
dd	delete complete line

Change Operator & Scope	Resulting Action
cw	change word forward
cb	change word backward
c$	change from cursor to end of line (same as C)
c0	change from cursor to beginning of line
cL	change from current line to end of screen
cG	change from current line to end of file
c)	change from cursor to sentence start
c(	change from cursor to sentence end
cc	change complete line

Yank Operator & Scope	Resulting Action
yw	yank word forward
yb	yank word backward
y$	yank from cursor to end of line (same as Y)
y0	yank from cursor to beginning of line
yL	yank from current line to end of screen
yG	yank from current line to end of file
y)	yank from cursor to start of sentence
y(	yank from cursor to end of sentence
yy	yank complete line

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