SpaceVim is a preconfigured configuration for Vim and Neovim. It provides multiple cursor supportting via iedit plugin which just same as iedit-mode of emacs.
The default key binding of iedit is SPC s e, SPC is <Space>. There are two mode of iedit, iedit-normal mode and iedit-insert mode. Here are the key bindings of these two modes.
iedit states key bindings
State transitions:
| Key Bindings | From | to |
|---|---|---|
SPC s e |
normal or visual | iedit-Normal |
In iedit-Normal mode:
iedit-Normal mode inherits from Normal mode, the following key bindings are specific to iedit-Normal mode.
| Key Binding | Descriptions |
|---|---|
<Esc> |
go back to Normal mode |
i |
switch to iedit-Insert mode, same as i in Normal model |
a |
switch to iedit-Insert mode, same as a in Normal model |
I |
go to the beginning of the current occurrence and switch to iedit-Insert mode, same as I in Normal model |
A |
go to the end of the current occurrence and switch to iedit-Insert mode, same as A in Normal model |
<Left>/h
|
Move cursor to left, same as h in Normal model |
<Right>/l
|
Move cursor to right, same as l in Normal model |
0/<Home>
|
go to the beginning of the current occurrence, same as 0 in Normal model |
$/<End>
|
go to the end of the current occurrence, same as $ in Normal model |
C |
delete the characters from the cursor to the end in all occurrences and switch to iedit-Insert mode, same as C in Normal model |
D |
delete the occurrences, same as D in Normal model |
s |
delete the character under cursor and switch to iedit-Insert mode, same as s in Normal model |
S |
delete the occurrences and switch to iedit-Insert mode, same as S in Normal model |
x |
delete the character under cursor in all the occurrences, same as x in Normal model |
X |
delete the character before cursor in all the occurrences, same as X in Normal model |
gg |
go to first occurrence, same as gg in Normal model |
G |
go to last occurrence, same as G in Normal model |
f{char} |
Move the cursor to the right where the {char} first appears in all the occurrences |
n |
go to next occurrence |
N |
go to previous occurrence |
p |
replace occurrences with last yanked (copied) text |
<Tab> |
toggle current occurrence |
In iedit-Insert mode:
| Key Bindings | Descriptions |
|---|---|
Ctrl-g / <Esc>
|
go back to iedit-Normal mode |
Ctrl-b / <Left>
|
move cursor to left |
Ctrl-f / <Right>
|
move cursor to right |
Ctrl-a / <Home>
|
moves the cursor to the beginning of the current occurrence |
Ctrl-e / <End>
|
moves the cursor to the end of the current occurrence |
Ctrl-w |
delete word before cursor |
Ctrl-k |
delete all words after cursor |
Ctrl-u |
delete all characters before cursor |
Ctrl-h / <Backspace>
|
delete character before cursor |
<Delete> |
delete character after cursor |
The SPC s e will select all matchs by default, if you want to select the matchs one by one, you can use SPC s E key binding and Ctrl-n to select next one.

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