Example line: ^ some_string : other_string $.
How to yank some_string before : without the spaces|tabs?
As you probably know all commands are quite location dependent. So the best command will differ depending on your starting location.
yiw will work fine if you are standing on the some_string.
If you are on the line you can get there by ^ (go to beginning first word of the line)
Then yiw to yank the word only. (thanks @statox)
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Thank you. and you are very correct! i guess I was a little quick on the trigger. Should have tested before posting. I thought
^and0did the same thing, good to know. And here i thought I had a pretty good understanding of vim! – jaan Jan 25 '18 at 12:58 -
That's the amazing part about Vim: you never know it all ;) You can edit your answer with the "edit" button to remove the part about
ywto avoid confusion for future users. – statox♦ Jan 25 '18 at 13:01
sinsome_string) you want to doyf:to yank until:? – statox♦ Jan 25 '18 at 10:00:. Seems yiw can do the job. – Fisher Jan 25 '18 at 10:08yiwis what you are looking for you can see more text objects there:h object-select– statox♦ Jan 25 '18 at 10:13