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v, V and Ctrl-v: select, then act

Highlight characters, whole lines or a rectangle, then press an operator.

?how it works

In Normal mode you say the verb first: d, then a motion. Visual mode flips the order. You select first, see exactly what is highlighted, then press the operator. It's the friendliest way to edit when the text you want doesn't fit one motion.

There are three kinds of selection:

v selects characters, from the cursor to wherever you move, across line breaks too.
V selects whole lines. Where the cursor sits on the line doesn't matter.
<C-v> selects a block: a rectangle of columns, great for tables and aligned code.

While selecting, every motion you know works: w, e, f), j, $, }. Then press an operator: d deletes, c changes, y yanks, > and < shift, U, u and ~ change case. Visual mode ends as soon as the operator runs.

Picked the wrong kind? Press one of the other two keys to switch and keep the selection. Pressing the same key again, or <Esc>, cancels.

⌨keys

`v`	start (or stop) a characterwise selection
`V`	start (or stop) a linewise selection
`<C-v>`	start (or stop) a blockwise selection
`d`	Visual: delete the selection
`c`	Visual: change the selection
`U`	Visual: make the selection uppercase
`u`	Visual: make the selection lowercase
`<Esc>`	leave Visual mode without doing anything

Nin neovim

Neovim adds a few Visual-mode defaults on top of Vim's: * and # search for the selected text (see the Neovim module), and @{reg} on a linewise selection runs a macro once per selected line (see Macros).

3 drills

Select across a line break: Delete the aside that runs onto the next line so the text matches the target. Start a selection with v right where you are, move its end down and onto the closing character, then d.
Whole lines with V: Uppercase the two lines that are uppercase in the target. Select them with V and press U.
Cut a column with Ctrl-v: Delete the column that is missing from the target. Select it as a block with <C-v>, stretch it down and across, then d.

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