How to delete the current line.

[liukaizheng]

The command is 'dd' in vim, which I often used. But I can't find similar command in helix.

[sudormrfbin]

You can use xd, which will select the current line (x) and delete it (d). Tip: pressing x repeatedly will select more lines downwards.

[ellbur]

When used on a blank line, x seems to select the next line. Is there a way to delete a line that works the same for blank and non-blank lines?

[ellbur]

It seems Xd might do the trick.

[fadyosman]

@ellbur for blank lines d by itself will do the trick, no need to do Xd.

[ellbur]

@fadyosman good point, though then I have to think "Is this line bank?" That's too much thinking for me.

[Dialga]

how can one map dd to delete the current line?

[sync2cloud]

add this to your ~/.config/helix/config.toml

[keys.normal]
d = { d = ["extend_line_below", "delete_selection"] }

[weakish]

I would use extend_to_line_bounds instead of extend_line_below. Although this still just handle the simple case of delete current line. Things like 5dd to delete 5 lines in vim are not supported. Also, this makes pressing d to enter a minor mode, helix will wait for the second key press. The original function (delete selections when pressing d) is lost.

[Zdertis420]

And what if I have d mapped to one action and I want to map dd for another?