On Friday 30 June 2006 15:16, Wim R. Crols wrote: > Peter Slizik wrote: > >> Not really a request for help, but I was wondering if you guys ever use > >> the 's' command. > >> It's just a shortcut for 'cl', which I almost never need. Since I don't > >> assume it was put in to be complete or something, I'm intrigued by it's > >> enigmatic purpose. :) > >> > > > > Well, I use it when I want to replace a word that is for example 4 letters > > long. > > > > abcd efgh ijkl > > > > Suppose I want to replace "efgh" with something else. I place the cursor at > > the beginning of the word and type '4s'. The word disappears and ViM > > switches > > to the insert mode. > > > > -- Peter > > > Yes, I figured out that use, but isn't 'cw' always easier since you > don't have to count? And when you need to only replace part, like > replacing "abcd" in "abcdef", then I'd rather use 'cfd'. > Just my 2c of course. > > Wim > > cfd may be quite different from 4s in this example, esp. if you intend to repeat the replacement on other places with ".".
- Michael
