Why does dt$ not delete until the end of line?

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I understand that the right way to delete until the end of line is d$, but why does dt$ not work also?

Start here: :h operator, and keep reading until you reach the end of the file, these are things you'll be using all the time. — Sato Katsura, Aug 15 '16 at 17:02

Eric Renouf · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-15 14:04:14Z

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Because t takes a character, so it looking for a literal $ character, not a motion like end of line

answered Aug 15 '16 at 14:04

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mattp · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-12 19:39:28Z

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t (and its variants T, f and F) take a single character afterwards to denote the target of motion within the line.

So the effects of the two commands are:

answered Aug 18 '16 at 16:29

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