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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. The challenge proves it once; Practice is a timed run against the clock.

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
All 91 keys →

Practice against the clock.

The challenge proves completion once. Practice is a timed run of 15 goals — beat par, then beat your own best time. Every completed goal saves locally.

vllly$p

Select “copy”, yank it, then paste after “target”.