Basic Operators
Delete Words
Combine d with word and WORD motions.
Deletion stores removed text in the unnamed register, so it can be pasted later. Choose lowercase or uppercase motion based on punctuation boundaries.
Use dw, dW, and de 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
- dw
- Delete from the cursor to the next word start
- dW
- Delete to the next WORD, punctuation included
- de
- Delete to the end of the current word
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.