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In my version of Linux, this works properly in gvim, but not in terminal-vim. --[[User:Kanliot|Kanliot]] 08:38, May 28, 2012 (UTC)
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In my version of Linux, this works properly in gvim, but not in terminal-vim. My keyboard mapping doesn't have a control-backspace. --[[User:Kanliot|Kanliot]] 08:38, May 28, 2012 (UTC)

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created January 2, 2002 · complexity basic · author Robert Ames · version 5.7


Put this in your vimrc and then you'll be able to type Control-Backspace to delete the previous word.

" map control-backspace to delete the previous word
:imap <C-BS> <C-W>

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In my version of Linux, this works properly in gvim, but not in terminal-vim. My keyboard mapping doesn't have a control-backspace. --Kanliot 08:38, May 28, 2012 (UTC)