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motion.txt For Vim version 5.6. Last change: 1999 Sep 17 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar Cursor motions cursor-motions navigation These commands move the cursor position. If the new position is off of the screen, the screen is scrolled to show the cursor (see also 'scrolljump' and 'scrolloff' options). 1. Motions and operators operator 2. Left-right motions left-right-motions 3. Up-down motions up-down-motions 4. Word motions word-motions 5. Text object motions object-motions 6. Text object selection object-select 7. Marks mark-motions 8. Jumps jump-motions 9. Various motions various-motions ============================================================================== 1. motions and operators operator The motion commands can be used after an operator command, to have the command operate on the text that was moved over. That is the text between the cursor position before and after the motion. Operators are generally used to delete or change text. The following operators are available: c c change d d delete y y yank into register (does not change the text) ~ ~ swap case (only if 'tildeop' is set) ! ! filter through an external program = = filter through 'equalprg' or C-indenting if empty gq gq text formatting Q Q text formatting > > shift right < < shift left If the motion includes a count and the operator also had a count before it, the two counts are multiplied. For example: "2d3w" deletes six words. After applying the operator the cursor is mostly left at the start of the text that was operated upon. For example, "yfe" doesn't move the cursor, but "yFe" moves the cursor leftwards to the "e" where the yank started. linewise characterwise The operator either affects whole lines, or the characters between the start and end position. Generally, motions that move between lines affect lines (are linewise), and motions that move within a line affect characters (are characterwise). However, there are some exceptions. A character motion is either inclusive or exclusive. When inclusive, the start and end position of the motion are included in the operation. When exclusive, the last character towards the end of the buffer is not included. Linewise motions always include the start and end position. Which motions are linewise, inclusive or exclusive is mentioned below. There are however, two general exceptions: 1. If the motion is exclusive and the end of the motion is in column 1, the end of the motion is moved to the end of the previous line and the motion becomes inclusive. Example: "}" ends at the first line after a paragraph, but "V}" will not include that line. 2. If the motion is exclusive, the end of the motion is in column 1 and the start of the motion was at or before the first non-blank in the line, the motion becomes linewise. Example: If a paragraph begins with some blanks and you do "d}" while standing on the first non-blank, all the lines of the paragraph are deleted, including the blanks. If you do a put now, the deleted lines will be inserted below the cursor position. Note that when the operator is pending (the operator command is typed, but the motion isn't yet), a special set of mappings can be used. See :omap. Instead of first giving the operator and then a motion you can use Visual mode: mark the start of the text with "v", move the cursor to the end of the text that is to be affected and then hit the operator. The text between the start and the cursor position is highlighted, so you can see what text will be operated upon. This allows much more freedom, but requires more key strokes and has limited redo functionality. See the chapter on Visual mode Visual-mode. If you want to know where you are in the file use the "CTRL-G" command CTRL-G or the "g CTRL-G" command g_CTRL-G. If you set the 'ruler' option, the cursor position is continuously shown in the status line (which slows down Vim a little). NOTE: Experienced users prefer the hjkl keys because they are always right under their fingers. Beginners often prefer the arrow keys, because they do not know what the hjkl keys do. The mnemonic value of hjkl is clear from looking at the keyboard. Think of j as an arrow pointing downwards. ============================================================================== 2. Left-right motions left-right-motions These commands move the cursor to the specified column in the current line. They stop at the first column and at the end of the line, except "$", which may move to one of the next lines. See 'whichwrap' option to make some of the commands move across line boundaries. h or h <Left> or <Left> CTRL-H or CTRL-H <BS> <BS> [count] characters to the left exclusive. Note: If you prefer <BS> to delete a character, use the mapping: :map CTRL-V<BS> X (to enter "CTRL-V<BS>" type the CTRL-V key, followed by the <BS> key) See :fixdel if the <BS> key does not do what you want. l or l <Right> or <Right> <Space> <Space> [count] characters to the right exclusive. 0 0 To the first character of the line exclusive. When moving up or down, stay in same screen column (if possible). <Home> <kHome> <Home> To the first character of the line exclusive. When moving up or down, stay in same text column (if possible). Works like "1|", which differs from "0" when the line starts with a <Tab>. {not in Vi} ^ ^ To the first non-blank character of the line exclusive. $ <End> <kEnd> $ or To the end of the line and [count - 1] lines downward <End> (inclusive). g_ g_ To the last non-blank character of the line and [count - 1] lines downward inclusive. g0 g<Home> g0 or When lines wrap ('wrap' on): To the first character of g<Home> the screen line. exclusive motion. Differs from "0" when a line is wider than the screen. When lines don't wrap ('wrap' off): To the leftmost character of the current line that is on the screen. Differs from "0" when the first character of the line is not on the screen. {not in Vi} g^ g^ When lines wrap ('wrap' on): To the first non-blank character of the screen line. exclusive motion. Differs from "^" when a line is wider than the screen. When lines don't wrap ('wrap' off): To the leftmost non-blank character of the current line that is on the screen. Differs from "^" when the first non-blank character of the line is not on the screen. {not in Vi} gm gm Like "g0", but half a screenwidth to the right (or as much as possible). {not in Vi} g$ g<End> g$ or When lines wrap ('wrap' on): To the last character of g<End> the screen line and [count - 1] screen lines downward inclusive. Differs from "$" when a line is wider than the screen. When lines don't wrap ('wrap' off): To the rightmost character of the current line that is visible on the screen. Differs from "$" when the last character of the line is not on the screen or when a count is used. Additionally, vertical movements keep the column, instead of going to the end of the line. {not in Vi} bar | To screen column [count] in the current line exclusive. f f{char} To [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the right. The cursor is placed on {char} (inclusive). F F{char} To the [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the left. The cursor is placed on {char} (inclusive). t t{char} Till before [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the right. The cursor is placed on the character left of {char} (inclusive). T T{char} Till after [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the left. The cursor is placed on the character right of {char} (inclusive). ; ; Repeat latest f, t, F or T [count] times. , , Repeat latest f, t, F or T in opposite direction [count] times. These commands move the cursor to the specified column in the current line. They stop at the first column and at the end of the line, except "$", which may move to one of the next lines. See 'whichwrap' option to make some of the commands move across line boundaries. ============================================================================== 3. Up-down motions up-down-motions k or k <Up> or <Up> CTRL-P CTRL-P [count] lines upward (linewise). j or j <Down> or <Down> CTRL-J or CTRL-J <NL> or <NL> CTRL-N CTRL-N [count] lines downward (linewise). gk or gk g<Up> g<Up> [count] display lines upward. exclusive motion. Differs from 'k' when lines wrap, and when used with an operator, because it's not linewise. {not in Vi} gj or gj g<Down> g<Down> [count] display lines downward. exclusive motion. Differs from 'j' when lines wrap, and when used with an operator, because it's not linewise. {not in Vi} - - <minus> [count] lines upward, on the first non-blank character (linewise). + or + CTRL-M or CTRL-M <CR> <CR> [count] lines downward, on the first non-blank character (linewise). _ _ <underscore> [count] - 1 lines downward, on the first non-blank character (linewise). <C-End> or G <C-End> G Goto line [count], default last line, on the first non-blank character (linewise). If 'startofline' not set, keep the same column. <C-Home> or gg <C-Home> gg Goto line [count], default first line, on the first non-blank character (linewise). If 'startofline' not set, keep the same column. :[range] Set the cursor on the last line number in [range]. [range] can also be just one line number, e.g., ":1" or ":'m". In contrast with G this command does not modify the jumplist. N% {count}% Go to {count} percentage in the file, on the first non-blank in the line (linewise). To compute the new line number this formula is used: {count} * number-of-lines / 100. See also 'startofline' option. {not in Vi} These commands move to the specified line. They stop when reaching the first or the last line. The first two commands put the cursor in the same column (if possible) as it was after the last command that changed the column, except after the "$" command, then the cursor will be put on the last character of the line. ============================================================================== 4. Word motions word-motions <S-Right> or <S-Right> w w [count] words forward (exclusive). <C-Right> or <C-Right> W W [count] WORDS forward (exclusive). e e Forward to the end of word [count] (inclusive). E E Forward to the end of WORD [count] (inclusive). <S-Left> or <S-Left> b b [count] words backward (exclusive). <C-Left> or <C-Left> B B [count] WORDS backward (exclusive). ge ge Backward to the end of word [count] inclusive. gE gE Backward to the end of WORD [count] inclusive. These commands move over words or WORDS. word A word consists of a sequence of letters, digits and underscores, or a sequence of other non-blank characters, separated with white space (spaces, tabs, <EOL>). This can be changed with the 'iskeyword' option. WORD A WORD consists of a sequence of non-blank characters, separated with white space. An empty line is also considered to be a word and a WORD. Special case: "cw" and "cW" are treated like "ce" and "cE" if the cursor is on a non-blank. This is because "cw" is interpreted as change-word, and a word does not include the following white space. {Vi: "cw" when on a blank followed by other blanks changes only the first blank; this is probably a bug, because "dw" deletes all the blanks} Another special case: When using the "w" motion in combination with an operator and the last word moved over is at the end of a line, the end of that word becomes the end of the operated text, not the first word in the next line. The original Vi implementation of "e" is buggy. For example, the "e" command will stop on the first character of a line if the previous line was empty. But when you use "2e" this does not happen. In Vim "ee" and "2e" are the same, which is more logical. However, this causes a small incompatibility between Vi and Vim. ============================================================================== 5. Text object motions object-motions ( ( [count] sentences backward (exclusive). ) ) [count] sentences forward (exclusive). { { [count] paragraphs backward (exclusive). } } [count] paragraphs forward (exclusive). ]] ]] [count] sections forward or to the next '{' in the first column. When used after an operator, then also stops below a '}' in the first column. exclusive Note that exclusive-linewise often applies. ][ ][ [count] sections forward or to the next '}' in the first column. exclusive Note that exclusive-linewise often applies. [[ [[ [count] sections backward or to the previous '{' in the first column. exclusive Note that exclusive-linewise often applies. [] [] [count] sections backward or to the previous '}' in the first column. exclusive Note that exclusive-linewise often applies. These commands move over three kinds of text objects. sentence A sentence is defined as ending at a '.', '!' or '?' followed by either the end of a line, or by a space or tab. Any number of closing ')', ']', '"' and ''' characters my appear after the '.', '!' or '?' before the spaces, tabs or end of line. A paragraph and section boundary is also a sentence boundary. If the 'J' flag is present is 'cpoptions', at least two spaces have to follow the punctuation mark; <Tab>s are not recognized as white space. The definition of a sentence cannot be changed. paragraph A paragraph begins after each empty line. ============================================================================== 6. Text object selection object-select text-objects v_a v_i This is a series of commands that can only be used while in Visual mode or after an operator. The commands that start with "a" select "a"n object including white space, the commands starting with "i" select an "inner" object without white space, or just the white space. Thus the "inner" commands always select less text than the "a" commands. These commands are {not in Vi}. These commands are not available when the +textobjects feature has been disabled at compile time. v_aw aw aw "a word", select [count] words (see word). Leading or trailing white space is included, but not counted. When used in Visual linewise mode "aw" switches to Visual characterwise mode. v_iw iw iw "inner word", select [count] words (see word). White space between words is counted too. When used in Visual linewise mode "iw" switches to Visual characterwise mode. v_aW aW aW "a WORD", select [count] WORDs (see WORD). Leading or trailing white space is included, but not counted. When used in Visual linewise mode "aW" switches to Visual characterwise mode. v_iW iW iW "inner WORD", select [count] WORDs (see WORD). White space between words is counted too. When used in Visual linewise mode "iW" switches to Visual characterwise mode. v_as as as "a sentence", select [count] sentences (see sentence). When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. v_is is is "inner sentence", select [count] sentences (see sentence). When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. v_ap ap ap "a paragraph", select [count] paragraphs (see paragraph). Exception: a blank line (only containing white space) is also a paragraph boundary. When used in Visual mode it is made linewise. v_ip ip ip "inner paragraph", select [count] paragraphs (see paragraph). Exception: a blank line (only containing white space) is also a paragraph boundary. When used in Visual mode it is made linewise. a] v_a] v_a[ a] a[ a[ "a [] block", select [count] '[' ']' blocks. This goes backwards to the [count] unclosed '[', and finds the matching ']'. The enclosed text is selected, including the '[' and ']'. When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. i] v_i] v_i[ i] i[ i[ "inner [] block", select [count] '[' ']' blocks. This goes backwards to the [count] unclosed '[', and finds the matching ']'. The enclosed text is selected, excluding the '[' and ']'. When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. a) v_a) a) a( a( v_ab v_a( ab ab "a block", select [count] blocks, from "[count] [(" to the matching ')', including the '(' and ')' (see [(). Does not include white space outside of the parenthesis. When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. i) v_i) i) i( i( v_ib v_i( ib ib "inner block", select [count] blocks, from "[count] [(" to the matching ')', excluding the '(' and ')' (see [(). When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. a> v_a> v_a< a> a< a< "a <> block", select [count] <> blocks, from the [count]'th unmatched '<' backwards to the matching '>', including the '<' and '>'. When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. i> v_i> v_i< i> i< i< "inner <> block", select [count] <> blocks, from the [count]'th unmatched '<' backwards to the matching '>', excluding the '<' and '>'. When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. v_at at at "a tag block", select [count] tag blocks, from the [count]'th unmatched "<aaa>" backwards to the matching "</aaa>", including the "<aaa>" and "</aaa>". See tag-blocks about the details. When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. v_it it it "inner tag block", select [count] tag blocks, from the [count]'th unmatched "<aaa>" backwards to the matching "</aaa>", excluding the "<aaa>" and "</aaa>". See tag-blocks about the details. When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. a} v_a} a} a{ a{ v_aB v_a{ aB aB "a Block", select [count] Blocks, from "[count] [{" to the matching '}', including the '{' and '}' (see [{). When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. i} v_i} i} i{ i{ v_iB v_i{ iB iB "inner Block", select [count] Blocks, from "[count] [{" to the matching '}', excluding the '{' and '}' (see [{). When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. a" v_aquote aquote a' v_a' a' a` v_a` a` "a quoted string". Selects the text from the previous quote until the next quote. The 'quoteescape' option is used to skip escaped quotes. Only works within one line. When the cursor starts on a quote, Vim will figure out which quote pairs form a string by searching from the start of the line. Any trailing or leading white space is included. When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise. Repeating this object in Visual mode another string is included. A count is currently not used. i" v_iquote iquote i' v_i' i' i` v_i` i` Like a", a' and a`, but exclude the quotes and repeating won't extend the Visual selection. Special case: With a count of 2 the quotes are included, but no extra white space as with a"/a'/a`. When used after an operator: For non-block objects: For the "a" commands: The operator applies to the object and the white space after the object. If there is no white space after the object or when the cursor was in the white space before the object, the white space before the object is included. For the "inner" commands: If the cursor was on the object, the operator applies to the object. If the cursor was on white space, the operator applies to the white space. For a block object: The operator applies to the block where the cursor is in, or the block on which the cursor is on one of the braces. For the "inner" commands the surrounding braces are excluded. For the "a" commands, the braces are included. When used in Visual mode: When start and end of the Visual area are the same (just after typing "v"): One object is selected, the same as for using an operator. When start and end of the Visual area are not the same: For non-block objects the area is extended by one object or the white space up to the next object, or both for the "a" objects. The direction in which this happens depends on which side of the Visual area the cursor is. For the block objects the block is extended one level outwards. For illustration, here is a list of delete commands, grouped from small to big objects. Note that for a single character and a whole line the existing vi movement commands are used. "dl" delete character (alias: "x") dl "diw" delete inner word diw "daw" delete a word daw "diW" delete inner WORD (see WORD) diW "daW" delete a WORD (see WORD) daW "dd" delete one line dd "dis" delete inner sentence dis "das" delete a sentence das "dib" delete inner '(' ')' block dib "dab" delete a '(' ')' block dab "dip" delete inner paragraph dip "dap" delete a paragraph dap "diB" delete inner '{' '}' block diB "daB" delete a '{' '}' block daB Note the difference between using a movement command and an object. The movement command operates from here (cursor position) to where the movement takes us. When using an object the whole object is operated upon, no matter where on the object the cursor is. For example, compare "dw" and "daw": "dw" deletes from the cursor position to the start of the next word, "daw" deletes the word under the cursor and the space after or before it. ============================================================================== 7. Marks mark-motions Jumping to a mark can be done in two ways: 1. With ` (backtick): The cursor is positioned at the specified location and the motion is exclusive. 2. With ' (single quote): The cursor is positioned on the first non-blank character in the line of the specified location and the motion is linewise. m mark Mark m{a-zA-Z} Set mark {a-zA-Z} at cursor position (does not move the cursor, this is not a motion command). m. m. Toggle an an anonymous mark on the current line. IDE's can set/clear "bookmarks" on a line. This command depends on platform functionality. {jVi only} ' 'a ` `a '{a-z} or Jump to the mark {a-z} in the current buffer. `{a-z} 'A '0 `A `0 '{A-Z0-9} or To the mark {A-Z0-9} in the file where it was set (not `{A-Z0-9} a motion command when in another file). {not in Vi} m< m> m< or To the previous (m<) or next (m>) anonymous mark. m> These commands depends on platform functionality. {jVi only} :marks :marks List all the current marks (not a motion command). The '(, '), '{ and '} marks are not listed. The first column has number zero. {not in Vi} :marks {arg} List the marks that are mentioned in {arg} (not a motion command). For example: :marks aB to list marks 'a' and 'B'. {not in Vi} :delm :delmarks :delm[arks] {marks} Delete the specified marks. Marks that can be deleted include A-Z and 0-9. You cannot delete the ' mark. They can be specified by giving the list of mark names, or with a range, separated with a dash. Spaces are ignored. Examples: :delmarks a deletes mark a :delmarks a b 1 deletes marks a, b and 1 :delmarks Aa deletes marks A and a :delmarks p-z deletes marks in the range p to z :delmarks ^.[] deletes marks ^ . [ ] :delmarks \" deletes mark " {not in Vi} :delm[arks]! Delete all marks for the current buffer, but not marks A-Z or 0-9. {not in Vi} A mark is not visible in any way. It is just a position in the file that is remembered. Do not confuse marks with named registers, they are totally unrelated. 'a - 'z lowercase marks, valid within one file 'A - 'Z uppercase marks, also called file marks, valid between files '0 - '9 numbered marks, set from .viminfo file Lowercase marks 'a to 'z are remembered as long as the file remains in the buffer list. If you remove the file from the buffer list, all its marks are lost. If you delete a line that contains a mark, that mark is erased. Lowercase marks can be used in combination with operators. For example: "d't" deletes the lines from the cursor position to mark 't'. Hint: Use mark 't' for Top, 'b' for Bottom, etc.. Lowercase marks are restored when using undo and redo. Uppercase marks 'A to 'Z include the file name. {Vi: no uppercase marks} You can use them to jump from file to file. You can only use an uppercase mark with an operator if the mark is in the current file. The line number of the mark remains correct, even if you insert/delete lines or edit another file for a moment. When the 'viminfo' option is not empty, uppercase marks are kept in the .viminfo file. See viminfo-file-marks. Numbered marks '0 to '9 are quite different. They can not be set directly. They are only present when using a viminfo file viminfo-file. Basically '0 is the location of the cursor when you last exited Vim, '1 the last but one time, etc. Use the "r" flag in 'viminfo' to specify files for which no Numbered mark should be stored. See viminfo-file-marks. '[ `[ '[ or To the first character of the previously changed `[ or yanked text. {not in Vi} '] `] '] or To the last character of the previously changed or `] yanked text. {not in Vi} After executing an operator the Cursor is put at the beginning of the text that was operated upon. After a put command ("p" or "P") the cursor is sometimes placed at the first inserted line and sometimes on the last inserted character. The four commands above put the cursor at either end. Example: After yanking 10 lines you want to go to the last one of them: "10Y']". After inserting several lines with the "p" command you want to jump to the lowest inserted line: "p']". This also works for text that has been inserted. Note: After deleting text, the start and end positions are the same, except when using blockwise Visual mode. These commands do not work when no change was made yet in the current file. '< `< '< or To the first line or character of the last selected `< Visual area in the current buffer. For block mode it may also be the last character in the first line (to be able to define the block). {not in Vi}. '> `> '> or To the last line or character of the last selected `> Visual area in the current buffer. For block mode it may also be the first character of the last line (to be able to define the block). Note that 'selection' applies, the position may be just after the Visual area. {not in Vi}. '' `` '' or To the position before the latest jump, or where the `` last "m'" or "m`" command was given. Not set when the :keepjumps command modifier was used. Also see restore-position. ============================================================================== 8. Jumps jump-motions A "jump" is one of the following commands: "'", "`", "G", "/", "?", "n", "N", "%", "(", ")", "[[", "]]", "{", "}", ":s", ":tag", "L", "M", "H" and the commands that start editing a new file. If you make the cursor "jump" with one of these commands, the position of the cursor before the jump is remembered. You can return to that position with the "''" and "``" command, unless the line containing that position was changed or deleted. CTRL-O CTRL-O Go to [count] Older cursor position in jump list (not a motion command). {not in Vi} {not available without the |+jumplist| feature} <Tab> or CTRL-I <Tab> CTRL-I Go to [count] newer cursor position in jump list (not a motion command). In a quickfix-window it takes you to the position of the error under the cursor. {not in Vi} {not available without the |+jumplist| feature} :ju :jumps :ju[mps] Print the jump list (not a motion command). {not in Vi} {not available without the |+jumplist| feature} jumplist Jumps are remembered in a jump list. With the CTRL-O and CTRL-I command you can go to cursor positions before older jumps, and back again. Thus you can move up and down the list. There is a separate jump list for each window. The maximum number of entries is fixed at 100. {not available without the |+jumplist| feature} For example, after three jump commands you have this jump list: jump line col file/line 3 1 0 some text 2 70 0 another line 1 1154 23 end. > The "file/line" column shows the file name, or the text at the jump if it is in the current file (an indent is removed and a long line is truncated to fit in the window). You are currently in line 1167. If you then use the CTRL-O command, the cursor is put in line 1154. This results in: jump line col file/line 2 1 0 some text 1 70 0 another line > 0 1154 23 end. 1 1167 0 foo bar The pointer will be set at the last used jump position. The next CTRL-O command will use the entry above it, the next CTRL-I command will use the entry below it. If the pointer is below the last entry, this indicates that you did not use a CTRL-I or CTRL-O before. In this case the CTRL-O command will cause the cursor position to be added to the jump list, so you can get back to the position before the CTRL-O. In this case this is line 1167. With more CTRL-O commands you will go to lines 70 and 1. If you use CTRL-I you can go back to 1154 and 1167 again. Note that the number in the "jump" column indicates the count for the CTRL-O or CTRL-I command that takes you to this position. If you use a jump command, the current line number is inserted at the end of the jump list. If the same line was already in the jump list, it is removed. The result is that when repeating CTRL-O you will get back to old positions only once. ============================================================================== 9. Various motions various-motions % % Find the next item in this line after or under the cursor and jump to its match. inclusive motion. [( [( go to [count] previous unmatched '('. exclusive motion. {not in Vi} [{ [{ go to [count] previous unmatched '{'. exclusive motion. {not in Vi} ]) ]) go to [count] next unmatched ')'. exclusive motion. {not in Vi} ]} ]} go to [count] next unmatched '}'. exclusive motion. {not in Vi} The above four commands can be used to go to the start or end of the current code block. It is like doing "%" on the '(', ')', '{' or '}' at the other end of the code block, but you can do this from anywhere in the code block. Very useful for C programs. Example: When standing on "case x:", "[{" will bring you back to the switch statement. ]m ]m Go to [count] next start of a method (for Java or similar structured language). When not before the start of a method, jump to the start or end of the class. When no '{' is found after the cursor, this is an error. exclusive motion. {not in Vi} ]M ]M Go to [count] next end of a method (for Java or similar structured language). When not before the end of a method, jump to the start or end of the class. When no '}' is found after the cursor, this is an error. exclusive motion. {not in Vi} [m [m Go to [count] previous start of a method (for Java or similar structured language). When not after the start of a method, jump to the start or end of the class. When no '{' is found before the cursor this is an error. exclusive motion. {not in Vi} [M [M Go to [count] previous end of a method (for Java or similar structured language). When not after the end of a method, jump to the start or end of the class. When no '}' is found before the cursor this is an error. exclusive motion. {not in Vi} The above two commands assume that the file contains a class with methods. The class definition is surrounded in '{' and '}'. Each method in the class is also surrounded with '{' and '}'. This applies to the Java language. The file looks like this: // comment class foo { int method_one() { body_one(); } int method_two() { body_two(); } } Starting with the cursor on "body_two()", using "[m" will jump to the '{' at the start of "method_two()" (obviously this is much more useful when the method is long!). Using "2[m" will jump to the start of "method_one()". Using "3[m" will jump to the start of the class. [# [# go to [count] previous unmatched "#if" or "#else". exclusive motion. {not in Vi} ]# ]# go to [count] next unmatched "#else" or "#endif". exclusive motion. {not in Vi} These two commands work in C programs that contain #if/#else/#endif constructs. It brings you to the start or end of the #if/#else/#endif where the current line is included. You can then use "%" to go to the matching line. [star [/ [* or go to [count] previous start of a C comment "/*". [/ exclusive motion. {not in Vi} ]star ]/ ]* or go to [count] next end of a C comment "*/". ]/ exclusive motion. {not in Vi} H H To line [count] from top (Home) of window (default: first line on the window) on the first non-blank character linewise. See also 'startofline' option. Cursor is adjusted for 'scrolloff' option. M M To Middle line of window, on the first non-blank character linewise. See also 'startofline' option. L L To line [count] from bottom of window (default: Last line on the window) on the first non-blank character linewise. See also 'startofline' option. Cursor is adjusted for 'scrolloff' option. vim:tw=78:ts=8:sw=8:noet:
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