Text Editing Magic

Vim commands follow a language-like structure: Verb (Operation) + Modifier (Text Object) + Noun (Range).

Common Verbs

• d (Delete)
• c (Change) - Delete and enter Insert mode.
• y (Yank) - Copy.

Text Objects (Nouns)

• iw (inner word)
• it (inner tag) - inside HTML/XML tags.
• as (a sentence)

Examples

• diw: Delete inside word.
• ci": Change inside quotes.
• dt>: Delete until the next >.
• y3w: Yank the next three words.