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3Helix's editing model is strongly inspired from Vim and Kakoune, and a notable

4difference from Vim (and the most striking similarity to Kakoune) is that Helix

5−follows the `selection → action` model. This means that the whatever you are

5+follows the `selection → action` model. This means that whatever you are

6−going to act on (a word, a paragraph, a line, etc) is selected first and the

6+going to act on (a word, a paragraph, a line, etc.) is selected first and the

7−action itself (delete, change, yank, etc) comes second. A cursor is simply a

7+action itself (delete, change, yank, etc.) comes second. A cursor is simply a

8single width selection.

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10See also Kakoune's [Migrating from Vim](https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/wiki/Migrating-from-Vim) and Helix's [Migrating from Vim](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Migrating-from-Vim).