Dive into VIM, part 1
I used to think that I have already mastered VIM. But I was wrong...
This is what I have learned today:
Repeat actions for selected lines
VG
to select lines
:normal
to apply .
to each line that you selected
Search and Replacement of current word
*
to search current word
caw
to delete current word and get into insert mode, c means change (caw: change a word)
n.
to replace the next matched word
Word deletion
daw
: delete a word
dap
: delete a paragraph
d2w
: delete 2 words
c2w
: delete 2 words and get into insert mode
Word case change
vaw~
: visualize a word, and change its case.
Quick mode change
in the insert mode: ctrl+w
will delete a word before your cursor
back to normal mode: ctrl+[
Copy and paste for a word
vawy
: visualize a word and copy it
vawp
: visualize a word and replace it with copied text
Get help:help operator
will pop up the help document