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How to select between single quotes in Vim?
For your data, I do: Move cursor to the C, then type yi’. Move the cursor to a blank line, hit p, and get As CMS noted, this works for visual mode selection as well – just use vi), vi}, vi’, etc. To select between the single quotes I usually do a vi’ (“select inner single quotes”).
How to put double quotes around a word?
They add double quote around the word under the cursor, single quote around the word under the cursor, delete any quotes around the word under the cursor respectively. In addition to the other commands, this will enclose all words in a line in double quotes (as per your comment)
How to search double quoted strings on multiple lines?
Here’s an alternative that’s shorter but a bit harder to read: /\\v”\\_. {-}” This also works for multiple strings in the same file due to {-}, which is the lazy equivalent of *. Thanks for contributing an answer to Vi and Vim Stack Exchange! Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research! But avoid …
What do you need to know about surround.vim?
Surround.vim is all about “surroundings”: parentheses, brackets, quotes, XML tags, and more. The plugin provides mappings to easily delete, change and add such surroundings in pairs.
How to select and replace words from selective lines in Vim?
I can do :%s/ / /g for replacing a string across a file, or :s/ / / to replace in current line. How can I select and replace words from selective lines in vim?
When to replace Foo with bar in Vim?
replace foo with bar in these lines between the 40th line and the 50th line(inclusive), when execute this command you can currently in any line. :50,40s/foo/bar/g. also works, vim will ask you for comfirm and then do the replacement for you as if you have input the first command.
How to find and replace a string in Vim?
VISUAL mode ( V) VISUAL BLOCK mode ( Ctrl + V) VISUAL LINE mode ( Shift + V, works best in your case) Once you selected the lines to replace, type your command: :s/ / /g. You’ll note that the range ‘<,’> will be inserted automatically for you: :'<,’>s/ / /g.