evil-iedit-state

Table of Contents

• evil-iedit-state
  • Description
  • Install
    • Package manager
    • Manually
  • Key bindings
    • State transitions
    • In iedit state
    • In iedit-insert state

Description

This package adds two new Evil states:

• iedit state
• iedit-insert state

It has also a nice integration with expand-region for quick edit of the current selected text by pressing e.

Install

Package manager

You can install evil-iedit-state from NonGNU ELPA or MELPA:

 M-x package-install evil-iedit-state

Or add it to your Cask file:

(source melpa)

(depends-on "evil-iedit-state")

Manually

Add evil-iedit-state.el to your load path. evil-iedit-state requires both iedit and evil to be installed.

Key bindings

State transitions

Key Binding	From	To
e	expand-region	iedit
ESC	iedit	normal
C-g	iedit	normal
ESC	iedit-insert	iedit
C-g	iedit-insert	normal

To sum-up, in iedit-insert state you have to press ESC twice to go back to the normal state. You can also at any time press C-g to return to normal state.

Note: evil commands which switch to insert state will switch in iedit-insert state.

In iedit state

iedit state inherits from normal state, the following key bindings are specific to iedit state.

Key Binding	Description
ESC	go back to normal state
TAB	toggle current occurrence
0	go to the beginning of the current occurrence
$	go to the end of the current occurrence
#	prefix all occurrences with an increasing number (C-u to choose the starting number).
A	go to the end of the current occurrence and switch to iedit-insert state
D	delete the occurrences
F	restrict the scope to the function
gg	go to first occurrence
G	go to last occurrence
I	go to the beginning of the current occurrence and switch to iedit-insert state
J	increase the edition scope by one line below
K	increase the edition scope by one line above
L	restrict the scope to the current line
n	go to next occurrence
N	go to previous occurrence
p	replace occurrences with last yanked (copied) text
S	(substitute) delete the occurrences and switch to iedit-insert state
V	toggle visibility of lines with no occurrence
U	Up-case the occurrences
C-U	down-case the occurrences

Note: 0, $, A and I have the default Vim behavior when used outside of an occurrence.

In iedit-insert state

Key Binding	Description
ESC	go back to iedit state
C-g	go back to normal state