Vim surround with

If you have Vim surround with plugin installed, you can use a powerful command of surround with to add or remove character around a word.

Add surround character

ys<motion><character>

For ys, you can remember as "you surround".

Example

Surround the word hello with double quote

yse" or ysaw" or ysw"

Change surround character

cs<current-character><new-character>

For cs, you can remember as "change surround.

Example

Change surround character from " to '.

cs'"

Surround with visual mode

<visual mode selection>S<character>

Example

Select world hello with visual mode and then surround with character ".

veS"

Select to the end of word, then surround with '.

Delete surround character

ds<chracter>

Example

Delete a surround character ".

ds"