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Deleting Text

Basic Text Editing

Task Instructions

Learn basic text deletion commands in Vim

Remove the words 'some unnecessary extra' and 'completely' from the sentence. Use 'x' to delete individual characters and 'dw' to delete whole words.

Learning objectives

Learn basic deletion with 'x' and 'dw'
Understand character vs word deletion
Practice text cleanup operations

Required keystrokes

Your submission is checked for these keystrokes, not just the final text — so reach for the technique, not a workaround.

x Delete characters using x
dw Delete words using dw

Helpful commands

x: Delete character under cursor
dw: Delete word from cursor position
d$: Delete to end of line
dd: Delete entire line

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'x' deletes the character under the cursor
'dw' deletes from cursor to end of word
You can use numbers like '3x' to delete 3 characters

vim@sandbox: ~/workspace