Text Objects · Words
Delete Around Word
Delete a word together with useful adjacent spacing.
daw usually consumes trailing whitespace so the remaining words close cleanly without a second edit.
Use daw in the editor beside this lesson. Practice is where you learn it, with the answer a click away; the Test is graded, unaided, and the only thing that marks this lesson complete.
Keys in this lesson
- daw
- Delete the word under the cursor and its trailing space
Practice to learn it. Test to prove it.
Practice keeps the answer a click away — endlessly in Free, or as a 15-goal run against par and your own best time in Timed. The Test gives you 8 goals with no hints and a keystroke budget on each; passing it is what marks this lesson complete.