{"version":"2.1.238","anchor":"ctrl-w-deletes-a-whitespace-delimited-word-in-vim-mode","canonical_anchor":"ctrl-w-deletes-a-whitespace-delimited-word-in-vim-mode","heading":"Ctrl-W deletes a whitespace-delimited WORD in vim mode","tier":"use","area":"Terminal UI","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.238\/e\/ctrl-w-deletes-a-whitespace-delimited-word-in-vim-mode","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.238","markdown":"### Ctrl-W deletes a whitespace-delimited WORD in vim mode\n\nIn vim mode, Ctrl-W now deletes a whole whitespace-delimited WORD as vim does.\n\n**What**\n\nThe kill-word-before binding now chooses between deleting back to the previous word boundary and deleting a full whitespace-delimited WORD, depending on the editing mode, matching vim's WORD semantics.\n\n**Details**\n\n- Selects `deleteWORDBefore()` instead of `deleteWordBefore()` based on a mode flag.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`deleteWORDBefore`\n\n- Area: Terminal UI\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 4\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}