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Keita
Keita

Reputation: 1687

Vim command: how to select a word under cursor in normal mode

I'm looking for a Vim command to select a word under cursor in normal mode, like double-clicking by mouse. Does it exist like this?

Upvotes: 104

Views: 88034

Answers (5)

t56k
t56k

Reputation: 6981

After using *, if you want to use the text in a command you can do the <C-r> <C-w> trick too (after pressing : or your equivalent).

Upvotes: 1

Fupslot
Fupslot

Reputation: 125

To select a word under a cursor I use the combination of bve

Be aware though that if the cursor points to a first character you just need ve combination.

Upvotes: 9

Abibullah Rahamathulah
Abibullah Rahamathulah

Reputation: 2891

Personally, I am prefering vaw, yaw instead of viw or yiw as a indicates around.

On the similar lines. I use

vat to select tag. va( or va{ v% to select matching closing tag. In some other places ev%

It is making more sense to me as the intention is to select the complete word not inside.

At the end, it all comes down to our personal preference.

Upvotes: 35

Matthew Strawbridge
Matthew Strawbridge

Reputation: 20620

viw does a visual select inside the word. Similarly yiw copies (yanks) the word.

Upvotes: 71

pfnuesel
pfnuesel

Reputation: 15320

You can use * and/or # to search for the word under the cursor or viw to visually select the word under the cursor.

Upvotes: 168

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