Deleting Lines

delete n

deletes n lines beginning with the current line. When you leave out the specification n, there will be only one line deleted (the current line). The command DELETE has the minimal abbreviation DE.

Another method to delete lines offers the command

dl from to

Here you have to specify the first and the last number of the lines you wish to delete. DL stands for delete lines.

The third possibility to delete lines allows you to type `d' into the number area of the line you want to be deleted:

0003d0

After you have pressed the return key, any line you have marked in this way is deleted. You can write the label d wherever you like in the number area.

You can apply this method to delete several lines in a row. The only thing you have to do is to type the number of lines to delete as well:

0003d2

This deletes the marked line and the following one. If you type the character d at the beginning of the number, you have to use a space after the specification of the number of lines to delete.

00d300

this deletes only the marked line, while the following example

00d3 0

deletes three lines.

Additional methods to delete lines are described in other sections.