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user20197
user20197

Reputation: 23

Deleting specific character in line

I want to delete specific char in line, with Vim, for example:

for a, b in enumerate(def}):

If the cursor it is on the beginning, I want to know if is possible to remove the typo { without moving to the that position. I already tried f, t, | keys, but as motions keys, they ended up deleting the entire line.

Is there a "pointwise-like" key-movement that will remove that specific char? Or it is not worthy at all?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1670

Answers (1)

D. Ben Knoble
D. Ben Knoble

Reputation: 4703

The simplest version is to move the cursor and then delete (since it’s a single character):

f}x

This is different from df}—the first reads « find a } and then delete it », while the second reads « delete everything from my current position to where you find a }, inclusive » (t—‘til—would be the exclusive).

As it turns out, x is a synonym for dl, which is « delete a character covered by moving one to the right ». (Yes, I know, hjkl. Trust me, it’s more intuitive if you don’t think about it.)

If you want to go back to the beginning of the line, you can hit 0 after that, or possibly ``.

In a typo that simple, you could also do

:substitute/}/

Or :s/}/ for short, but that’s a lot of typing.

Overall, there is no reason not to move the cursor.

Upvotes: 6

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