With vim's netrw plugin [0], I'm able to do this: $ cd ~/tmp/foo $ touch a b c d e $ vim . Then select the file(s) you wish to delete, press D (must be

With vim's netrw plugin [0], I'm able to do this: $ cd ~/tmp/foo $ touch a b c d e $ vim . Then select the file(s) you wish to delete, press D (must be capital "D"), confirm the deletion, and Bob's your uncle. [0] https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1075 https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1075