`S` should delete the line and start insert, but it doesn't delete the indent.
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Description
If there is an indent in the start of the line, S doesn't delete the indent, it only deletes the text after the indent and start insert.
Just like this

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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in VS Code Vim with an indented line, then locate the implementation and tests for the normal-mode S command. Check the behavior against an unindented line and confirm that S removes the entire line, including its indentation, before entering insert mode.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100