Delete to end of command line in Vim

Question

I like to use shell style shortcuts in insert and command-line mode, such as CTRL-K to delete to end of line. This mapping works in insert mode:

inoremap <C-K> <C-O>D

But I can't figure out an equivalent for command-line mode. Any ideas?

I'm using Vrapper in case it matters.

Answer 1

alternative approach

The :help command-line-window is one of the lesser-known features of Vim. You can enter it with <C-f> by default when you're already on the commandline, or q: from normal mode. As in any other Vim buffer, you can edit the current or previous command-lines using Vim commands, and press <Enter> to execute and close it. In it, you can use D just like anywhere else.

mapping

If you want that functionality directly in the command-line itself, you can define this simple mapping:

cnoremap <C-k> <C-\>e(strpart(getcmdline(), 0, getcmdpos() - 1))<CR>

Note that your suggested left-hand side clobbers the useful digraphs entry.

plugin

My CmdlineSpecialEdits plugin has (among many others) a CTRL-G D mapping that removes all characters between the cursor position and the end of the line.

Answer 2

You can use

:,.d$

To delete from the cursor to the end of file.

Hope this is helpful!