Tag: surround | VimTricks

How do I change existing surrounding quotes to parentheses with vim-surround?

cs"(

The cs operator in vim-surround (change surrounding) swaps one pair of delimiters for another without touching the content inside.

cs{from}{to}

The cs command from the vim-surround plugin lets you swap one type of surrounding delimiter for another in a single motion.

yss"

The yss{char} mapping from the vim-surround plugin surrounds the entire current line (ignoring leading whitespace) with the chosen delimiter.

S) with vim-surround

With the vim-surround plugin, select text visually and press S) to wrap with parentheses.

cs"'

The vim-surround plugin by Tim Pope lets you change any surrounding delimiter pair with a single cs command.

ds"

The vim-surround plugin provides the ds command to instantly delete any surrounding delimiter pair.

S"

The vim-surround plugin provides the S command in visual mode to wrap any selection with a delimiter pair.

ysiw)

The vim-surround plugin provides the ys (you surround) operator to wrap any Vim text object or motion with a delimiter pair.

ysiw<em>

The vim-surround plugin makes wrapping text in HTML or XML tags effortless.

ciw""<Esc>P

Vim doesn't have a built-in "surround" operator, but you can wrap any word in quotes or brackets with a short sequence: ciw""P.