M config.def.h → config.def.h

@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ static char font[] = "Liberation Mono:pixelsize=12:antialias=false:autohint=false";
 static int borderpx = 2;
 static char shell[] = "/bin/sh";
 
-/* timeouts (in milliseconds) */
+/*
+ * word delimiter string
+ *
+ * More advanced example: " `'\"()[]{}"
+ */
+static char worddelimiters[] = " ";
+
+/* selection timeouts (in milliseconds) */
 static unsigned int doubleclicktimeout = 300;
 static unsigned int tripleclicktimeout = 600;
 

M st.c → st.c

@@ -707,8 +707,10 @@ break;
 				}
 			}
 
-			if(term.line[*y][*x + direction].c[0] == ' ')
+			if(strchr(worddelimiters,
+					term.line[*y][*x + direction].c[0])) {
 				break;
+			}
 
 			*x += direction;
 		}