How to Select Word under cursor in Vim, the Best Vim tips and tricks in Xfido.com

Select Word Under Cursor in Ex mode in Vim

Search and Replacement is one of the most powerful feature in Vim. I use singular here because I consider "Search and Replacement" is one word, why not? You only need couple key strokes to search the word under the cursor.

:<C-r><C-w>

:        => in Ex mode
<C-r> => Control + r
<C-w> => Control + w
Help :h <c-w> or CTRL-r