In vim, by pressing Ctrl+V you can enter Visual block mode.
When I select multiple lines by moving around with h,j,k and l, and press delete using d or D, the text gets deleted, but the underlying lines remain there.
Which means although the text is gone, the surrounding code is still spaced out a lot.
Is there any way to delete the lines + the text?
Best Answer
If you want to select lines use linewise Visual mode (
V). If you want to select characters use character Visual mode (v). If you want to select a rectangular block use blockwise Visual mode (Ctrl-V).Deleting a visual rectangular block does not delete the lines. This is the expected behavior. If you want to select lines visually and delete them, use linewise visual mode (
V), select the lines withjandk(or down-arrow and up-arrow), then pressdto delete them.