In Vim: How do I delete a word and go into insert mode?

Question

In normal mode, I can hit "ce", which deletes the rest of the current word and goes to insert mode. I want to delete the entire word, regardless of the cursor position (within the word of course)

Follow up question: How can I replace the current word with whatever's in the default register?

Answer 1

For the second question: bPldw

This will, in order, take you to the beginning of the current word, insert the default register in front of the cursor, go to the next character (taking you past the end of the text you just inserted), and delete the rest of the word.

Answer 2

You can use "change inner word" by typing "ciw" to delete a word your cursor is on.

The "inner" and "a" commands are great in Vim, also try "ci{" inside a {} block, or "ca{" if you also wish to remove the {} characters too. To translate these commands to English to remember them better, try: "change inner { block" and "change a { block".

Documentation at http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#text-objects

Answer 3

Or, you could perhaps use the key sequence bdwi to delete the current word and go into INSERT mode.

Answer 4

Answer to your follow-up question: viwp

v    -> start visual mode
iw   -> select the 'inner word'
p    -> paste - in visual mode it replaces the visually selected text.