How do you surround a visual selection with characters?
S) with vim-surround
With the vim-surround plugin, select text visually and press S) to wrap with parentheses.
Tag: wrap
How do you format (rewrap) a visual selection to textwidth?
gq in visual mode
Select text with v or V, then press gq to format the selection according to textwidth.
How do you configure line wrapping behavior in Vim?
set wrap linebreak breakindent
Use wrap to wrap long lines, linebreak to break at word boundaries (not mid-word), and breakindent to preserve indentation on wrapped lines.
How do you record a macro to wrap a word in a function call?
qaciWmyFunc(<C-r>")<Esc>q
Record a macro that changes the inner word, types the function name with opening paren, pastes the original word from the register, and closes the paren.