How do I delete a word and its surrounding whitespace?
daw
The daw command deletes a word including one side of its surrounding whitespace.
Tag: text-objects
How do I delete the content inside an HTML tag?
dit
The dit command deletes the text inside the nearest enclosing HTML or XML tag pair without removing the tags themselves.
How do I replace a word under the cursor?
ciw
The ciw command deletes the inner word under the cursor and drops you into insert mode so you can type a replacement.
How do I change the contents inside curly braces?
ci{
The ci{ command deletes everything inside the nearest pair of curly braces {} and places you in insert mode to type a replacement.
How do I change the text inside parentheses?
ci(
The ci( command deletes everything inside the nearest pair of parentheses and places you in insert mode, ready to type a replacement.
How do I delete a word under the cursor?
diw
The diw command deletes the inner word under the cursor.
How do I select the text inside quotes?
vi"
The vi" command visually selects all text inside double quotes, without including the quotes themselves.
visual-mode #visual-mode #text-objects #editing #normal-mode