Last Updated on March 26, 2023 by mishou

I. Verb Modifier Object

You can talk to Vim or Neovim in Verb Modifier Object sentences. Here are some of verbs, modifiers and objects.

Verbs:

v (visual), c (change), d (delete), y (yank/copy)

Modifiers:

i (inside), a (around), t (till..finds a character), f (find..like till except including the char), / (search..find a string/regex)

Objects:
w (word), s (sentence) p (paragraph) b (block/parentheses), t (tag, works for html/xml)

Refer to:

Learn to speak vim — verbs, nouns, and modifiers!

Tips You Wish You Knew While Learning Vim

II. Let’s speak to Vim or Neovim in sentences

delete the current word
diw

delete the current word and enter insert mode after

ciw

change current sentence
cis

change a string inside quotes
ci”

change until next occurrence of ‘foo’
c/foo

change everything from here to the letter X
ctX

visually select this paragraph
vap

III. Add ” ” to multiple words

Let’s add ” ” to multiple words using II and the small delete register (CTRL-r) and ..