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basic Tip #68: Delete key

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created:   May 7, 2001 5:59      complexity:   basic
author:   Erhan      as of Vim:   5.7

Don't worry if your delete key does not work properly.
Just press <CTRL>-Backspace.
It works under both mode(insert or normal).

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Additional Notes

Anonymous, May 16, 2001 3:14
Does not work!
Try mapping.
Anonymous, September 20, 2004 3:35
works for me
[email protected], January 17, 2005 23:31
Add
set bs=2
in the .vimrc
Should work fine
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