65 results for "d motion"
d<C-v>2j
Vim lets you override the natural type of any motion by pressing v, V, or between the operator and the motion.
editing #editing #motions #visual-mode #advanced #normal-mode
"_d{motion}
Vim's black hole register (") acts as a write-only sink: anything sent to it is discarded without affecting any other register, including the unnamed register (
d'a
Named marks are not just jump destinations — they serve as motion targets for any operator.
navigation #navigation #marks #editing #motions #normal-mode
dv{motion}
In operator-pending mode — after typing an operator like d, y, or c but before the motion — you can press v, V, or to override the motion type to characterw
d/END/e<CR>
When you need to remove text up to a known marker, a plain search motion is often almost right but stops at the start of the match.
dV{motion}
In operator-pending mode — the brief state after typing an operator like d, c, or y but before entering the motion — you can prefix the motion with v, V, or
d/{pattern}<CR>
Vim lets you use a / search as a motion for any operator.
!{motion}{program}
The ! operator in normal mode lets you pipe a range of text through any external program and replace it with the output.
gU{motion} / gu{motion} / g~{motion}
Vim has three case operators that work with any motion or text object: gU for uppercase, gu for lowercase, and g~ for toggle case.
editing #editing #case #operators #text-objects #normal-mode
!{motion}sort
The ! operator in Vim filters a motion's text through an external shell command, replacing it with the output.
:set operatorfunc=MyFunc<CR>g@{motion}
Vim's operatorfunc and g@ let you define custom operators that accept any motion or text object, just like built-in operators d, c, and y.
*NgUgn
gn is often treated as a visual selection command, but it is more powerful when used as a motion target for operators.
!{motion} {cmd}
The ! operator passes text selected by a motion through an external shell command, replacing it with the command's output.
gl{motion}{char}
vim-lion (by Tom McDonald) adds gl and gL as alignment operators.
!{motion}{cmd}
The ! operator in normal mode lets you pipe any motion's text through a shell command and replace it with the output.
editing #editing #shell #external-command #normal-mode #filtering
<C-v>{motion}$A
In visual block mode, pressing $ makes the right edge of the selection "ragged" — it extends to the real end of each line regardless of length.
:set opfunc and g@
Vim's operatorfunc option lets you define your own operators — just like the built-in d, y, or c — that accept any motion or text object.
D
The D command deletes everything from the cursor position to the end of the current line.
<C-v>{motion}I{text}<Esc>
Visual block mode () lets you select a rectangular region across multiple lines.
+ and -
The + and - motions jump to the first non-blank character of the next or previous line respectively — combining vertical movement and ^ into a single, count-a
