You can use: *df<char>* to delete forward (including char), *dt<char>* to delete...

lenkite on May 9, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bill Joy's greatest gift to man – the vi editor (2...

You can use: df<char> to delete forward (including char), dt<char> to delete forward until char. (excluding char) d/<search><Enter> to delete until search pattern is found

In case you wish to type immediately after deleting, replace 'd' with 'c' in the above.