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

Here are some simple mappings that can be used to quote and unquote a word:

" 'quote' a word
nnoremap qw :silent! normal mpea'bi'`pl
" double "quote" a word
nnoremap qd :silent! normal mpea"bi"`pl
" remove quotes from a word
nnoremap wq :silent! normal mpeld bhd `ph