Is it possible to easily insert a single word in vim

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I often want to insert a single word with vim. Is there a way to insert as many Chars as you want until you type a <Space> which then acts as an <esc>? I know that a normal i with an <esc> doesn't take too long, but I would like to have such a command and the <esc> is quiet hard to reach.

How about doing a find replace? – Burhan Khalid Aug 21 '16 at 09:32 — Burhan Khalid, Aug 21 '16 at 09:32
http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Search_and_replace – Burhan Khalid Aug 21 '16 at 09:56 — Burhan Khalid, Aug 21 '16 at 09:56
Get used to `esc`. Perhaps remap it... – Karoly Horvath Aug 21 '16 at 10:06 — Karoly Horvath, Aug 21 '16 at 10:06

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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You should consider the following

remap caps lock to esc or;
remap caps lock to control, and then use
the alias for esc which is control-[.

Otherwise, though this isn't quite what you're looking for, see this post for a possible approach, but also read Ingo Karkat's answer there for why it may not be such a great idea to make such mappings.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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answered Aug 21 '16 at 10:08

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I think I will accept it. It seriously isn't that important – Michael Aug 21 '16 at 10:37
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Another common hack is to `inoremap kj | cnoremap kj `, as `kj` almost never shows up in English text, is just under your fingers on a QWERTY keyboard, and you can just mash it with your middle and index finger. – Amadan Aug 22 '16 at 02:17

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 22 '16 at 20:38

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Please mention the most underrated <C-c>

answered Aug 22 '16 at 20:38

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They often do the same thing, but they are [not equivalent](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5030164/whats-the-difference-between-ctrlc-and-ctrl). You shouldn't train yourself to use one as a synonym for the other understanding the difference. – Amadan Aug 23 '16 at 03:37

Is it possible to easily insert a single word in vim

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