vim-manipulation-cheat-sheet.md

Vim Manipulation Cheat Sheet

Action

Key	Result
v	select
y	copy (yank)
c	change
d	delete

Scope

Key	Result
a	around
i	inside

Object

Key	Result
w	word
p	paragraph
s	sentence
q	quotes
b	brackets
o	block
t	tag
i	indention level
W	white space

Examples

Command	Result
vaq	select around current word
yiW	copy between last and next white space
ciq	change inside quotes
dii	delete everything at current indention

Extra

Command	Result
f<char>	find next character, stop on it
t<char>	find next character, stop before it
F<char>	find prev character, stop on it
T<char>	find prev character, stop before it

Command	Result
ct"	change from cursor to next " (leaving ")
df|	delete from cursor to next | (including |)

@feketegy yeah your method is simpler, and i like the +p shortcut it's very handy