Basic Operators
Change Words
Delete a word range and enter Insert mode with c.
Change is one composed operation, not delete followed by a separate insertion command. Escape returns to Normal mode when the replacement is complete.
Use cw, and ce 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
- cw
- Change from the cursor to the end of the word
- ce
- Change to the end of the current word
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.