Deleting Text

 
 <Del>     		 Delete previous character.

 <Ctrl-d>  		 Delete character under cursor.

 <Esc>-<Del> 		 Delete previous word.

 <Esc>-d  		 Delete the word the cursor is on.

 <Ctrl-k>  		 Delete from cursor to end of line.

 <Ctrl-w>  		 Delete region (area between mark and cursor).

 <Esc>-w  		 Copy region into kill ring.

 <Ctrl-y>  		 Restore what you have deleted.

  or <Ctrl-<Space>>

               		 Mark the beginning (or end) of a region.