Question

Imagine I have this text:

select_id + " option:selected"))).val();

And my cursor is after +. What kind of motion would allow me to delete everything until the last ), without including it in the deletion. So, after deletion, I would like to have this text:

select_id).val();

What if I have any number of ) before .val()? Something like )))))))))))){N more}).val()

Answer 1

Try vt.ld This turn on visual mode, move cursor to dot, then go one character back and delete selection.