Delete all lines in VI editor

July 11, 2018  /  Leave a response

Follow the below steps to delete all the lines in a file (emptying file) using VI / VIM editor.

1. Open the file vi <file-name>
2. Press gg, this will move the cursor to the first line of the file.
3. Now press dG, this deletes all the lines.
4. Finally, type :wq to save the changes and exit from the file.

Happy Coding!!