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Unindent the line

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Linux Desktop app Vim default commands

Practice this

To unindent the line in Vim, press <, then <.

Where it works: Normal mode

On a US English keyboard this character needs Shift and the comma key. The shortcut itself is unchanged.

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
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Where this comes from

Vim help: index.txt - vim/vim

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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