Re: Changing Word with Yanked Word

2017-08-03 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 03.08.17 06:58, Michael Henry wrote: > I frequently use visual mode to select the word, then paste over > the selection from register 0. Usually I don't want the > behavior of ``dw`` because that removes trailing spaces and I > typically have yanked only the replacement word (without >

Re: Changing Word with Yanked Word

2017-08-03 Thread Michael Henry
On 08/03/2017 05:00 AM, Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 02.08.17 17:45, Parag Bhatt [C] wrote: >> I am looking for a quick way to change a word(cw?) with one >> that was yanked (yw). I do not want to enter insert mode, >> and would like to do it in command mode. > > With the cursor on the start of

Re: Changing Word with Yanked Word

2017-08-03 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 02.08.17 17:45, Parag Bhatt [C] wrote: > I am looking for a quick way to change a word(cw?) with one that was > yanked (yw). I do not want to enter insert mode, and would like to do > it in command mode. With the cursor on the start of the target word, dw"0P will do it. I admit that I had to

Re: Changing Word with Yanked Word

2017-08-02 Thread arocker
> I am looking for a quick way to change a word(cw?) with one that was > yanked (yw). I do not want to enter insert mode, and would like to do it > in command mode. > yw move the cursor immediately before the word to change (however you wish) p 2dw is one way to do it. -- -- You received

Changing Word with Yanked Word

2017-08-02 Thread Parag Bhatt [C]
Hi, I am looking for a quick way to change a word(cw?) with one that was yanked (yw). I do not want to enter insert mode, and would like to do it in command mode. --PB -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are