Vim Scoops / Lessons / Delete a line

How to delete a line in Vim

Press dd in Normal mode to delete the line the cursor is on. Put a number first to delete more: 3dd deletes three lines.

The keys

Keys	What they do
`dd`	Delete the current line
`3dd`	Delete three lines, starting with this one
`D`	Delete from the cursor to the end of the line
`dj` / `dk`	Delete this line and the one below / above
`:5d`	Delete line 5 without moving there

Deleted lines aren't gone. Vim keeps the last one like a cut, so p puts it back below the cursor. That's also the quickest way to move a line.

Deleted the wrong one? u undoes it.

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