We will look at the vim modes today. Sometime back , I was looking at copying a function body. So I was basically looking to copy the lines till matching &#8221;}&#8221;. I found a plugin called <a href="http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1234" target="_blank">yankring which would allow me to yank the text in various combinations. So I can copy a function by going to the begining of the function and then &#8221;y}&#8221;. That is very simple to understand right? Wrong!!!

The help mentions that you need to press &#8221;}&#8221; in the operator pending mode. I have been a vim user for quite sometime but did not bother to look at the documentation so thoroughly to understand all the modes, so here is a description of all the modes of vim.

<a class=\"zem_slink freebase/en/vim\" title=\"Vim (text editor)\" rel=\"homepage\" href=\"http://www.vim.org/\">Vim</a> has six <a class=\"zem_slink freebase/en/basic\" title=\"BASIC\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC\">BASIC</a> modes:

			
<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#Normal\">Normal</a> mode		In <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#Normal\">Normal</a> mode you can enter all the <a class=\"zem_slink freebase/en/normal_mode\" title=\"Normal mode\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_mode\">normal</a> <a class=\"zem_slink freebase/en/editing\" title=\"Editing\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing\">editor</a>
			commands.  If you start the editor you are in this
			mode (unless you have set the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#%27insertmode%27\">\'insertmode\'</a> option,
			see below).  This is also known <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#as\">as</a> command mode.

<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#Visual\">Visual</a> mode		This is like <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#Normal\">Normal</a> mode, but the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#movement\">movement</a> commands
			extend a highlighted area.  When a non-movement
			command is used, <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#it\">it</a> is executed for the highlighted
			area.  See |<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#Visual-mode\">Visual-mode</a>|.
			If the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#%27showmode%27\">\'showmode\'</a> option is on \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/starting.html#--\">--</a> VISUAL --\" is shown
			at the bottom of the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/windows.html#window\">window</a>.

<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#Select\">Select</a> mode		This looks most like the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/os_win32.html#MS-Windows\">MS-Windows</a> selection mode.
			Typing a printable character deletes the selection
			and starts <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> mode.  See |<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#Select-mode\">Select-mode</a>|.
			If the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#%27showmode%27\">\'showmode\'</a> option is on \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/starting.html#--\">--</a> SELECT --\" is shown
			at the bottom of the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/windows.html#window\">window</a>.

<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> mode		In <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> mode the text you type is inserted into the
			buffer.  See |<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert-mode\">Insert-mode</a>|.
			If the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#%27showmode%27\">\'showmode\'</a> option is on \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/starting.html#--\">--</a> INSERT --\" is shown
			at the bottom of the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/windows.html#window\">window</a>.

<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/cmdline.html#Command-line\">Command-line</a> mode	In <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/cmdline.html#Command-line\">Command-line</a> mode (also called <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/cmdline.html#Cmdline\">Cmdline</a> mode) you
<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/cmdline.html#Cmdline\">Cmdline</a> mode		can enter one line of text at the bottom of the
			<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/windows.html#window\">window</a>.  This is for the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#Ex\">Ex</a> commands, \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/cmdline.html#:\">:</a>\", the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/pattern.html#pattern\">pattern</a>
			search commands, \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/pattern.html#?\">?</a>\" and \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/pattern.html#/\">/</a>\", and the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/change.html#filter\">filter</a> command,
			\"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/change.html#%21\">!</a>\".  |<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/cmdline.html#Cmdline-mode\">Cmdline-mode</a>|

<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#Ex\">Ex</a> mode			Like <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/cmdline.html#Command-line\">Command-line</a> mode, but after entering a command
			you remain in <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#Ex\">Ex</a> mode.  Very limited editing of the
			command line.  |<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#Ex-mode\">Ex-mode</a>|

There are six ADDITIONAL modes.  These are variants of the BASIC modes:

				
<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#Operator-pending\">Operator-pending</a> mode	This is like <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#Normal\">Normal</a> mode, but after an <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#operator\">operator</a>
			command has started, and Vim is waiting for a <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#%7Bmotion%7D\">{motion}</a>
			to specify the text that the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#operator\">operator</a> will work on.

<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Replace\">Replace</a> mode		<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Replace\">Replace</a> mode is a special <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/change.html#case\">case</a> of <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> mode.  You
			can <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/diff.html#do\">do</a> the same things <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#as\">as</a> in <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> mode, but for
			each character you enter, one character of the existing
			text is deleted.  See |<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Replace-mode\">Replace-mode</a>|.
			If the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#%27showmode%27\">\'showmode\'</a> option is on \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/starting.html#--\">--</a> REPLACE --\" is
			shown at the bottom of the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/windows.html#window\">window</a>.

Virtual <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Replace\">Replace</a> mode	Virtual <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Replace\">Replace</a> mode is similar to <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Replace\">Replace</a> mode, but
			instead of file characters you are <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/change.html#replacing\">replacing</a> screen
			real estate.  See |<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Virtual-Replace-mode\">Virtual-Replace-mode</a>|.
			If the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#%27showmode%27\">\'showmode\'</a> option is on \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/starting.html#--\">--</a> VREPLACE --\" is
			shown at the bottom of the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/windows.html#window\">window</a>.

<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#Normal\">Normal</a> mode	Entered when <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#CTRL-O\">CTRL-O</a> given in <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> mode.  This is
			like <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#Normal\">Normal</a> mode, but after executing one command Vim
			returns to <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> mode.
			If the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#%27showmode%27\">\'showmode\'</a> option is on \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/starting.html#--\">--</a> (insert) --\" is
			shown at the bottom of the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/windows.html#window\">window</a>.

<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#Visual\">Visual</a> mode	Entered when starting a <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#Visual\">Visual</a> selection from <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a>
			mode, e.g., by using <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#CTRL-O\">CTRL-O</a> and then \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#v\">v</a>\", \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#V\">V</a>\" or
			<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#CTRL-V\">CTRL-V</a>.  When the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#Visual\">Visual</a> selection ends, Vim returns
			to <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> mode.
			If the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#%27showmode%27\">\'showmode\'</a> option is on \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/starting.html#--\">--</a> (insert) VISUAL --\"
			is shown at the bottom of the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/windows.html#window\">window</a>.

<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#Select\">Select</a> mode	Entered when starting <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#Select\">Select</a> mode from <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> mode.
			E.g., by dragging the mouse or <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html#%3CS-Right%3E\"><S-Right></a>.
			When the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/visual.html#Select\">Select</a> mode ends, Vim returns to <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/insert.html#Insert\">Insert</a> mode.
			If the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#%27showmode%27\">\'showmode\'</a> option is on \"<a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/starting.html#--\">--</a> (insert) SELECT --\"
			is shown at the bottom of the <a href=\"http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/windows.html#window\">window</a>.

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