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To quickly change a word you can use <tt>cw</tt> or <tt>ciw</tt>. Or, use <tt>c$</tt> to quickly change a line, or <tt>cis</tt> for a sentence.
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To quickly change a word you can use <tt>cw</tt> or <tt>ciw</tt>. Use <tt>c$</tt> or just <tt>C</tt> to quickly change from the cursor to the end of a line, <tt>cc</tt> to change an entire line, or <tt>cis</tt> for a sentence.
   
 
The standard ''change word'' command requires you to type <tt>cw</tt>, then a new word, then press Escape. Using the version below, you would type <tt>pw</tt>, then a new word, then press Space to exit back to normal mode. Or, you would type <tt>p$</tt>, then a new line, then press Enter.
 
The standard ''change word'' command requires you to type <tt>cw</tt>, then a new word, then press Escape. Using the version below, you would type <tt>pw</tt>, then a new word, then press Space to exit back to normal mode. Or, you would type <tt>p$</tt>, then a new line, then press Enter.

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created October 5, 2005 · complexity basic · author Anupam · version 5.7


To quickly change a word you can use cw or ciw. Use c$ or just C to quickly change from the cursor to the end of a line, cc to change an entire line, or cis for a sentence.

The standard change word command requires you to type cw, then a new word, then press Escape. Using the version below, you would type pw, then a new word, then press Space to exit back to normal mode. Or, you would type p$, then a new line, then press Enter.

nmap pw :inoremap <lt>Space> <lt>Space><lt>Esc>:iunmap <lt>lt>Space><lt>CR><CR> cw

nmap p$ :inoremap <lt>CR> <lt>CR><lt>Esc>:iunmap <lt>lt>CR><lt>CR><CR> c$

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