title: How do I remove first 5 characters in each line in a text file using vi?
body: <p>How do I remove the first 5 characters in each line in a text file?<br>
  I have a file like this: </p>
  
  <pre><code>   4 Alabama
     4 Alaska
     4 Arizona
     4 Arkansas
     4 California
    54 Can
     8 Carolina
     4 Colorado
     4 Connecticut
     8 Dakota
     4 Delaware
    97 Do
     4 Florida
     4 Hampshire
    47 Have
     4 Hawaii
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'd like to remove the number and the space at the beginning of each line in my txt file.  </p>