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    copied!<blockquote> <p>I am using putty and vi editor if select 5 lines using mouse and i want to delete those lines how can i do that</p> </blockquote> <p>Forget the mouse. To remove 5 lines, either:</p> <ul> <li>Go to the first line and type <kbd>d5d</kbd> (<kbd>dd</kbd> deletes one line, <kbd>d5d</kbd> deletes 5 lines) ~or~</li> <li>Type <kbd>Shift-v</kbd> to enter <em>linewise selection mode</em>, then move the cursor down using <kbd>j</kbd> (yes, use <kbd>h</kbd>, <kbd>j</kbd>, <kbd>k</kbd> and <kbd>l</kbd> to move <em>left</em>, <em>down</em>, <em>up</em>, <em>right</em> respectively, that's much more efficient than using the arrows) and type <kbd>d</kbd> to delete the selection.</li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>Also how can i select the lines from keyboard like in windows i pres shift and move the arrows to select the text. how can i do that in vi</p> </blockquote> <p>As I said, either use <kbd>Shift-v</kbd> to enter linewise selection mode or <kbd>v</kbd> to enter characterwise selection mode or <kbd>Ctrl-v</kbd> to enter blockwise selection mode. Then move with <kbd>h</kbd>, <kbd>j</kbd>, <kbd>k</kbd> and <kbd>l</kbd>.</p> <p>I suggest spending some time with the VIM Tutor (run <code>vimtutor</code>) to get more familiar with VIM in a very didactic way.</p> <h3>See also</h3> <ul> <li>This answer to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most-productive-shortcut-with-vim/1220118#1220118">What is your most productive shortcut with Vim?</a> (one of my favorite answer on SO).</li> <li><a href="http://jmcpherson.org/editing.html" rel="noreferrer">Efficient Editing With vim</a></li> </ul>
 

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