Operators

Usage

Shortcut	Description
d	w
Operator	Motion

Combine operators with motions to use them

Available Operators

Shortcut	Description
d	Delete
y	Yank (copy)
c	Change (delete then insert)
p	Paste
=	Formats code
g~	Toggle case
gU	Uppercase
gu	Lowercase
>	Indent right
<	Indent left
!	Filter through external program

Examples

Combination	Description
dd	Delete current line
dj	Delete two lines
dw	Delete to next word
db	Delete to beginning of word
dfa	Delete until a char
d/hello	Delete until hello
cc	Change current line, synonym with S
yy	Copy current line
>j	Indent 2 lines
ggdG	Delete a complete document
gg=G	Indent a complete document
ggyG	Copy a whole document

Counts

[count] <operator> <motion>
<operator> [count] <motion>

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Combination	Description
2dd	Delete 2 lines
6yy	Copy 6 lines
d3w	Delete 3 words
d5j	Delete 5 lines downwards
>4k	Indent 4 lines upwards

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