Visual Mode
Visual Mode Operators
Delete, change, or yank the selected characters.
Once a range is visible, a single operator applies to it. Delete and yank return to Normal mode; change enters Insert mode at the range start.
Use v, d, c, and y 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 mode to select characters
- d
- Delete the selected characters
- c
- Change the selected characters
- y
- Yank the selected characters
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.