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I am trying to write a custom command that executes the following: 'c""<Esc>P', namely cut visually selected text, insert ""and paste the cut text into the quotes.

I have tried the following:

command! -range Wq <line1>,<line2> execute 'c""<Esc>P'

and some other variations of it, but none seem to work. How can I write a custom command to execute this command?

I know about vim-surround but would like to write my own functions instead of some plugins.

(Also posted here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75820541/vim-custom-command-to-execute-cescp, got recommended to also post on vi SE)

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I would do:

xnoremap Wq c""<Esc>P
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    Thanks! Also answered in stackoverflow.com/questions/75820541/… with xnoremap <key> c"<C-r>""<C-c>.
    – hilbor
    Mar 23 at 12:07
  • Welcome to Vim! Thanks for the feedback :-)
    – Vivian De Smedt
    Mar 23 at 12:12
  • This answer would be better with an explanation of why the command/Ex version is wrong. (And yea, I prefer xnoremap, too.)
    – D. Ben Knoble ♦
    Mar 24 at 13:33

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