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0 pointstheonething1y ago0 comments

Nope, you go to the word, do 'cw' (change word). That deletes the word under your cursor and automatically puts you in insert mode. Then you write your new word. I love it.

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cka1y ago

Or 'caw' if you want to change the whole word, even if cursor is in the middle somewhere. I read it as "change a word".

theonethingOP1y ago

hmm.. I've always used 'ciw'. What's the difference with 'caw'?

xigoi1y ago

ciw only deletes the letters, whereas caw also deletes one surrounding space. It’s more useful for other operations such as copying (yaw).

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