Visual Mode
Visual Line Operators
Delete, change, or yank complete selected lines.
Linewise visual ranges interact with the same operators and unnamed register as command-composed edits.
Use V, d, c, y, and p 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
- V
- Enter Visual Line mode to select whole lines
- d
- Delete the selected lines
- c
- Change the selected lines
- y
- Yank the selected lines
- p
- Replace the selected lines with what was yanked
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 10 goals with no hints and a keystroke budget on each; passing it is what marks this lesson complete.