Text Objects · Brackets
Change Inside Brackets
Replace bracket contents without retyping delimiters.
ci preserves the surrounding syntax, removes the inner range, and enters Insert mode at the opening boundary.
Use ci(, ci[, and ci{ in the editor beside this lesson. Practice is where you learn it, with the answer a click away; the Test is graded, unaided, and the only thing that marks this lesson complete.
Keys in this lesson
- ci(
- Change inside the parentheses, keeping the pair
- ci[
- Change inside the square brackets, keeping the pair
- ci{
- Change inside the braces, keeping the pair
Practice to learn it. Test to prove it.
Practice keeps the answer a click away — endlessly in Free, or as a 15-goal run against par and your own best time in Timed. The Test gives you 8 goals with no hints and a keystroke budget on each; passing it is what marks this lesson complete.