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To the blank line — vim

The answerCanonical keystrokes: d}.

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Delete the first paragraph without counting its lines. From the top, delete to the next blank line with d} (} jumps to the paragraph boundary).

intro line one
intro line two
intro line three

the second paragraph stays

Canonical solution: d} · target: 2 keystrokes — the fewest that solve it (every keypress counts).

Why it works

{ and } jump backward and forward to the nearest blank line — the boundaries of a paragraph. As motions they power d}, y}, c}: operate on a whole block without knowing how many lines it has.

▶ live vim buffertarget 2 keystrokes

Delete the first paragraph without counting its lines. From the top, delete to the next blank line with d} (} jumps to the paragraph boundary).

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To the blank line — vim

Try it on a real buffer

Why it works

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