What Vim command(s) can be used to quote/unquote words?

Question

How can I quickly quote/unquote words and change quoting (e.g. from \' to \") in Vim? I know about the surround.vim plugin, but I would like to use

Answer 1

The macro ways !

1. press q and q for recording into q register (we use "q" as a shortcut to remember "quotes").

2. press shift + b move cursor to front of current word

3. press i type ' (a single quotes)

4. press esc then press e to move to end of word

5. press a then press ' again to surround the word with quotes.

6. press esc to get into normal mode.

7. finally press q to record it into q register.

How to use

1. Move cursor to a desired word.
2. Press @q to surround a word with quotes.
3. Press @@ if you want repeat it into another word.

You can alter step 4 with anything you like {a line, a word until found some character, etc}.

Make recorded macro persistent

1. open .vimrc
2. go to end of file
3. change to insert mode. type this to make it persistent:

let @q='ctrl + r ctrl + r q'

4. save and quit

5. open your files, go to some words

6. now press @q

if you do it correctly, magic things should appear in your words.

You can apply this to other macros you loved.