Question

Having the code:

[Test]
public void ShouldDoSomethingMeaningFull() {
    Assert.Fail();
}

I often need to overwrite the line (3) Assert.Fail();. What I currently do is this:

1. Go to that line 3G.
2. Select everything starting from first non-whitespace ^v$.
3. Change it – c.

The whole sequence is: 3G^v$c.

While this works for me but it is not efficient way of doing it because my fingers jump to the ^ and $.

Any better way?

Thanks,
Dmitriy.

Answer 1

The obvious improvement would be 3GC (C means change to end of line, i.e. the same as 3Gc$)

If you prefer to change the entire line as pointed out by Pavel Shved, there’s a not so obvious shortcut for that as well. 3GS is the same as 3Gcc.

The “Making small changes” section of the help file has more details.