I must admit, even though I’ve been learning how to use Emacs, I’m still learning new tricks for Vim.
When I browse through the Vim help documents, I _always_ learn something new.
Today I will show you some time saving tips for moving around in Vim.
Basic
w - move forward by a word Jack! R_e_member that you have an appointment tomorrow. w Jack! Remembe_r_ that you have an appointment tomorrow.
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b - move backward by a word Jack! Remembe_r_ that you have an appointment tomorrow. b Jack! _R_emember that you have an appointment tomorrow.
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fx - search forward for the character x Jack! Reme_m_ber that you have an appointment tomorrow. fo Jack! Remember that y_o_u have an appointment tomorrow.
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tx - search to the character x Jack! Reme_m_ber that you have an appointment tomorrow. to Jack! Remember that _y_ou have an appointment tomorrow.
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Fx - search backward to the charater x Jack! Remember that _y_ou have an appointment tomorrow. FR Jack! _R_emember that you have an appointment tomorrow.
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Tx - search backward to the character x Jack! Remember that you have an _a_ppointment tomorrow. Tc Jac_k_! Remember that you have an appointment tomorrow.
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; - repeat command , - repeat command in the opposite direction
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% - move to matching paren, e.g. [{()}]
[_[_ -e ~/.xinitrc ]]
%
[[ -e ~/.xinitrc _]_]
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Ctrl-U - move the window up a screenful Ctrl-D - move the window down a screenful Ctrl-E - move the window up a line (keep the cursor in the same place) Ctrl-Y - move the window down a line (keep the cursor in the same place) zt - move the window so the cursor is at the top of the screen zb - move the window so the cursor is at the bottom of the screen