How do you delete all text above a certain line

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How do you delete all text above a certain line  For deletion below a line I use  d shift g

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1  d deletes lines 1 to current   1  -1d deletes lines 1 to above current    Personally I d use dgg or kdgg like the other answers  but TMTOWTDI

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kdgg   delete all lines above the current one

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dgg   will delete everything from your current line to the top of the file   d is the deletion command  and gg is a movement command that says go to the top of the file  so when used together  it means delete from my current position to the top of the file   Also  dG   will delete all lines at or below the current one

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Providing you know these vim commands   1G - gt  go to first line in file G - gt  go to last line in file   then  the following make more sense  are more unitary and easier to remember IMHO   d1G - gt  delete starting from the line you are on  to the first line of file dG - gt  delete starting from the line you are on  to the last line of file   Cheers

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d1G    delete to top including current line  vi

[vim] How do you delete all text above a certain line

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