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*change.txt*    For Vim version 7.4.  Last change: 2014 Jun 26


		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar


This file describes commands that delete or change text.  In this context,
changing text means deleting the text and replacing it with other text using
one command.  You can undo all of these commands.  You can repeat the non-Ex
commands with the "." command.

1. Deleting text		|deleting|
2. Delete and insert		|delete-insert|
3. Simple changes		|simple-change|		*changing*
4. Complex changes		|complex-change|
   4.1 Filter commands		   |filter|
   4.2 Substitute		   |:substitute|
   4.3 Search and replace	   |search-replace|
   4.4 Changing tabs		   |change-tabs|
5. Copying and moving text	|copy-move|
6. Formatting text		|formatting|
7. Sorting text			|sorting|

For inserting text see |insert.txt|.

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1. Deleting text					*deleting* *E470*

["x]<Del>	or					*<Del>* *x* *dl*
["x]x			Delete [count] characters under and after the cursor
			[into register x] (not |linewise|).  Does the same as
			"dl".
			The <Del> key does not take a [count].  Instead, it
			deletes the last character of the count.
			See |'whichwrap'| for deleting a line break (join
			lines).

							*X* *dh*
["x]X			Delete [count] characters before the cursor [into
			register x] (not |linewise|).  Does the same as "dh".
			Also see |'whichwrap'|.

							*d*
["x]d{motion}		Delete text that {motion} moves over [into register
			x].  See below for exceptions.

							*dd*
["x]dd			Delete [count] lines [into register x] |linewise|.

							*D*
["x]D			Delete the characters under the cursor until the end
			of the line and [count]-1 more lines [into register
			x]; synonym for "d$".
			(not |linewise|)
			When the '#' flag is in 'cpoptions' the count is
			ignored.

{Visual}["x]x	or					*v_x* *v_d* *v_<Del>*
{Visual}["x]d   or
{Visual}["x]<Del>	Delete the highlighted text [into register x] (for
			{Visual} see |Visual-mode|).

{Visual}["x]CTRL-H   or					*v_CTRL-H* *v_<BS>*
{Visual}["x]<BS>	When in Select mode: Delete the highlighted text [into
			register x].

{Visual}["x]X	or					*v_X* *v_D* *v_b_D*
{Visual}["x]D		Delete the highlighted lines [into register x] (for
			{Visual} see |Visual-mode|).  In Visual block mode,
			"D" deletes the highlighted text plus all text until
			the end of the line.

					*:d* *:de* *:del* *:delete* *:dl* *:dp*
:[range]d[elete] [x]	Delete [range] lines (default: current line) [into
			register x].
			Note these weird abbreviations:
			   :dl		delete and list
			   :dell	idem
			   :delel	idem
			   :deletl	idem
			   :deletel	idem
			   :dp		delete and print
			   :dep		idem
			   :delp	idem
			   :delep	idem
			   :deletp	idem
			   :deletep	idem

:[range]d[elete] [x] {count}
			Delete {count} lines, starting with [range]
			(default: current line |cmdline-ranges|) [into
			register x].

These commands delete text.  You can repeat