How do I uppercase a word in Vim?
gUiw
The gUiw command converts the entire word under the cursor to uppercase.
Tag: text-objects
How do I select an HTML tag and its contents in Vim?
vat
The vat command visually selects the nearest enclosing HTML or XML tag and all of its contents, including the opening and closing tags themselves.
visual-mode #visual-mode #text-objects #editing #normal-mode
How do I select the contents inside curly braces?
vi{
The vi{ command visually selects everything inside the nearest pair of curly braces {}, without selecting the braces themselves.
visual-mode #visual-mode #text-objects #editing #normal-mode
How do I select an entire paragraph in Vim?
vip
The vip command visually selects the inner paragraph — all contiguous non-blank lines surrounding the cursor.
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How do I reformat a paragraph to fit a specific line width?
gqip
The gqip command reformats the current paragraph to fit within the configured textwidth.
How do I lowercase a word in Vim?
guiw
The guiw command converts the entire word under the cursor to lowercase.
How do I delete a word and its surrounding whitespace?
daw
The daw command deletes a word including one side of its surrounding whitespace.
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.
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