Basic Vim
Making Small Edits
Delete, substitute, or replace one character efficiently.
Use x to remove one character, r followed by a character to replace exactly one character while staying in Normal mode, and s to replace one character with one or more characters before returning with Esc.
Use x, s, and r 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
- x
- Delete the character under the cursor
- s
- Replace one character and enter Insert mode
- r
- Replace exactly one character without leaving Normal mode
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.