commit 5717e66e1b865635b076f61f12a249bee5b24af9
from: mischa <git@high5.nl>
date: Mon Apr 15 06:44:30 2019 UTC

remove first N characters, suggested by @nrn@bsd.network

commit - 46002f11a1d203033b52f9aa413120d76ca457b5
commit + 5717e66e1b865635b076f61f12a249bee5b24af9
blob - d9e9b96e8ab20e50cfb4e57fda47433849256b15
blob + b9f2481c95235c082e2e1f255d17bbd8950d8a8a
--- index.md
+++ index.md
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ Helpful documents:
 
 	:'k,'ls/\ *$//
 
+#### Remove the first N (5) characters from every line
+
+	:%s/^.\{0,5\}//
+
 #### Search and replace PATHs, using different delimiter
 
 	:%s#/usr/local/log#/var/log#g