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surround.vim
Add, replace, and delete
quotes, brackets, and XML tags in pairs.https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround
Add the following configuration to your.vimrcfile
Plug 'tpope/vim-surround'
Surround.vim is all about "surroundings": parentheses, brackets, quotes, XML tags, and more. The plugin provides mappings to easily delete, change and add such surroundings in pairs.
It's easiest to explain with examples. Press
cs"' inside"Hello world!"
to change it to
'Hello world!'
Now press
cs'<q> to change it to<q>Hello world!</q>
To go full circle, press
cst" to get"Hello world!"
To remove the delimiters entirely, press
ds".Hello world!
Now with the cursor on "Hello", press
ysiw] (iw is a text object).[Hello] world!
Let's make that braces and add some space (use
} instead of { for no space): cs]{{ Hello } world!
Now wrap the entire line in parentheses with
yssb or yss).({ Hello } world!)
Revert to the original text:
ds{ds)Hello world!
Emphasize hello:
ysiw<em><em>Hello</em> world!
Finally, let's try out visual mode. Press a capital V (for linewise visual mode) followed by
S<p class="important">.<p class="important">
<em>Hello</em> world!
</p>
This plugin is very powerful for HTML and XML editing, a niche which currently seems underfilled in Vim land. (As opposed to HTML/XML inserting, for which many plugins are available). Adding, changing, and removing pairs of tags simultaneously is a breeze.
Last modified 22d ago