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1 *motion.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2006 Jan 02
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 Cursor motions *cursor-motions* *navigation*
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9 These commands move the cursor position. If the new position is off of the
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10 screen, the screen is scrolled to show the cursor (see also 'scrolljump' and
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11 'scrolloff' options).
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13 1. Motions and operators |operator|
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14 2. Left-right motions |left-right-motions|
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15 3. Up-down motions |up-down-motions|
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16 4. Word motions |word-motions|
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17 5. Text object motions |object-motions|
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18 6. Text object selection |object-select|
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19 7. Marks |mark-motions|
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20 8. Jumps |jump-motions|
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21 9. Various motions |various-motions|
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23 General remarks:
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25 If you want to know where you are in the file use the "CTRL-G" command
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26 |CTRL-G| or the "g CTRL-G" command |g_CTRL-G|. If you set the 'ruler' option,
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27 the cursor position is continuously shown in the status line (which slows down
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28 Vim a little).
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30 Experienced users prefer the hjkl keys because they are always right under
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31 their fingers. Beginners often prefer the arrow keys, because they do not
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32 know what the hjkl keys do. The mnemonic value of hjkl is clear from looking
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33 at the keyboard. Think of j as an arrow pointing downwards.
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35 The 'virtualedit' option can be set to make it possible to move the cursor to
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36 positions where there is no character or halfway a character.
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38 ==============================================================================
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39 1. Motions and operators *operator*
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41 The motion commands can be used after an operator command, to have the command
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42 operate on the text that was moved over. That is the text between the cursor
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43 position before and after the motion. Operators are generally used to delete
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44 or change text. The following operators are available:
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46 |c| c change
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47 |d| d delete
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48 |y| y yank into register (does not change the text)
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49 |~| ~ swap case (only if 'tildeop' is set)
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50 |g~| g~ swap case
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51 |gu| gu make lowercase
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52 |gU| gU make uppercase
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53 |!| ! filter through an external program
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54 |=| = filter through 'equalprg' or C-indenting if empty
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55 |gq| gq text formatting
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56 |g?| g? ROT13 encoding
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57 |>| > shift right
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58 |<| < shift left
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59 |zf| zf define a fold
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60 |g@| g@ call function set with the 'operatorfunc' option
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62 If the motion includes a count and the operator also had a count before it,
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63 the two counts are multiplied. For example: "2d3w" deletes six words.
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65 After applying the operator the cursor is mostly left at the start of the text
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66 that was operated upon. For example, "yfe" doesn't move the cursor, but "yFe"
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67 moves the cursor leftwards to the "e" where the yank started.
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68
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69 *linewise* *characterwise*
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70 The operator either affects whole lines, or the characters between the start
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71 and end position. Generally, motions that move between lines affect lines
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72 (are linewise), and motions that move within a line affect characters (are
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73 characterwise). However, there are some exceptions.
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75 *exclusive* *inclusive*
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76 A character motion is either inclusive or exclusive. When inclusive, the
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77 start and end position of the motion are included in the operation. When
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78 exclusive, the last character towards the end of the buffer is not included.
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79 Linewise motions always include the start and end position.
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81 Which motions are linewise, inclusive or exclusive is mentioned with the
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82 command. There are however, two general exceptions:
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83 1. If the motion is exclusive and the end of the motion is in column 1, the
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84 end of the motion is moved to the end of the previous line and the motion
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85 becomes inclusive. Example: "}" moves to the first line after a paragraph,
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86 but "d}" will not include that line.
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87 *exclusive-linewise*
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88 2. If the motion is exclusive, the end of the motion is in column 1 and the
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89 start of the motion was at or before the first non-blank in the line, the
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90 motion becomes linewise. Example: If a paragraph begins with some blanks
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91 and you do "d}" while standing on the first non-blank, all the lines of
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92 the paragraph are deleted, including the blanks. If you do a put now, the
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93 deleted lines will be inserted below the cursor position.
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95 Note that when the operator is pending (the operator command is typed, but the
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96 motion isn't yet), a special set of mappings can be used. See |:omap|.
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98 Instead of first giving the operator and then a motion you can use Visual
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99 mode: mark the start of the text with "v", move the cursor to the end of the
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100 text that is to be affected and then hit the operator. The text between the
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101 start and the cursor position is highlighted, so you can see what text will
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102 be operated upon. This allows much more freedom, but requires more key
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103 strokes and has limited redo functionality. See the chapter on Visual mode
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104 |Visual-mode|.
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106 You can use a ":" command for a motion. For example "d:call FindEnd()".
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107 But this can't be redone with "." if the command is more than one line.
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108 This can be repeated: >
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109 d:call search("f")<CR>
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110 This cannot be repeated: >
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111 d:if 1<CR>
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112 call search("f")<CR>
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113 endif<CR>
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115
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116 FORCING A MOTION TO BE LINEWISE, CHARACTERWISE OR BLOCKWISE
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118 When a motion is not of the type you would like to use, you can force another
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119 type by using "v", "V" or CTRL-V just after the operator.
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120 Example: >
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121 dj
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122 deletes two lines >
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123 dvj
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124 deletes from the cursor position until the character below the cursor >
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125 d<C-V>j
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126 deletes the character under the cursor and the character below the cursor. >
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128 Be careful with forcing a linewise movement to be used characterwise or
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129 blockwise, the column may not always be defined.
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131 *o_v*
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132 v When used after an operator, before the motion command: Force
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133 the operator to work characterwise, also when the motion is
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134 linewise. If the motion was linewise, it will become
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135 |exclusive|.
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136 If the motion already was characterwise, toggle
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137 inclusive/exclusive. This can be used to make an exclusive
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138 motion inclusive and an inclusive motion exclusive.
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140 *o_V*
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141 V When used after an operator, before the motion command: Force
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142 the operator to work linewise, also when the motion is
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143 characterwise.
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145 *o_CTRL-V*
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146 CTRL-V When used after an operator, before the motion command: Force
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147 the operator to work blockwise. This works like Visual block
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148 mode selection, with the corners defined by the cursor
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149 position before and after the motion.
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151 ==============================================================================
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152 2. Left-right motions *left-right-motions*
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154 h or *h*
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155 <Left> or *<Left>*
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156 CTRL-H or *CTRL-H* *<BS>*
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157 <BS> [count] characters to the left. |exclusive| motion.
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158 Note: If you prefer <BS> to delete a character, use
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159 the mapping:
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160 :map CTRL-V<BS> X
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161 (to enter "CTRL-V<BS>" type the CTRL-V key, followed
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162 by the <BS> key)
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163 See |:fixdel| if the <BS> key does not do what you
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164 want.
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166 l or *l*
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167 <Right> or *<Right>* *<Space>*
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168 <Space> [count] characters to the right. |exclusive| motion.
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170 *0*
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171 0 To the first character of the line. |exclusive|
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172 motion. When moving up or down, stay in same screen
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173 column (if possible).
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175 *<Home>* *<kHome>*
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176 <Home> To the first character of the line. |exclusive|
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177 motion. When moving up or down, stay in same text
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178 column (if possible). Works like "1|", which differs
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179 from "0" when the line starts with a <Tab>. {not in
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180 Vi}
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182 *^*
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183 ^ To the first non-blank character of the line.
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184 |exclusive| motion.
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186 *$* *<End>* *<kEnd>*
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187 $ or <End> To the end of the line. When a count is given also go
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188 [count - 1] lines downward |inclusive|.
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189 In Visual mode the cursor goes to just after the last
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190 character in the line.
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191 When 'virtualedit' is active, "$" may move the cursor
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192 back from past the end of the line to the last
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193 character in the line.
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195 *g_*
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196 g_ To the last non-blank character of the line and
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197 [count - 1] lines downward |inclusive|. {not in Vi}
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199 *g0* *g<Home>*
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200 g0 or g<Home> When lines wrap ('wrap' on): To the first character of
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201 the screen line. |exclusive| motion. Differs from
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202 "0" when a line is wider than the screen.
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203 When lines don't wrap ('wrap' off): To the leftmost
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204 character of the current line that is on the screen.
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205 Differs from "0" when the first character of the line
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206 is not on the screen. {not in Vi}
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207
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208 *g^*
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209 g^ When lines wrap ('wrap' on): To the first non-blank
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210 character of the screen line. |exclusive| motion.
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211 Differs from "^" when a line is wider than the screen.
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212 When lines don't wrap ('wrap' off): To the leftmost
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213 non-blank character of the current line that is on the
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214 screen. Differs from "^" when the first non-blank
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215 character of the line is not on the screen. {not in
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216 Vi}
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218 *gm*
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219 gm Like "g0", but half a screenwidth to the right (or as
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220 much as possible). {not in Vi}
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222 *g$* *g<End>*
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223 g$ or g<End> When lines wrap ('wrap' on): To the last character of
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224 the screen line and [count - 1] screen lines downward
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225 |inclusive|. Differs from "$" when a line is wider
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226 than the screen.
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227 When lines don't wrap ('wrap' off): To the rightmost
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228 character of the current line that is visible on the
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229 screen. Differs from "$" when the last character of
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230 the line is not on the screen or when a count is used.
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231 Additionally, vertical movements keep the column,
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232 instead of going to the end of the line.
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233 {not in Vi}
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234
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235 *bar*
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236 | To screen column [count] in the current line.
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237 |exclusive| motion.
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239 *f*
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240 f{char} To [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the right. The
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241 cursor is placed on {char} |inclusive|.
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242 {char} can be entered as a digraph |digraph-arg|.
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243 When 'encoding' is set to Unicode, composing
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244 characters may be used, see |utf-8-char-arg|.
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245 |:lmap| mappings apply to {char}. The CTRL-^ command
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246 in Insert mode can be used to switch this on/off
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247 |i_CTRL-^|.
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249 *F*
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250 F{char} To the [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the left.
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252 {char} can be entered like with the |f| command.
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255 t{char} Till before [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the
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256 right. The cursor is placed on the character left of
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257 {char} |inclusive|.
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258 {char} can be entered like with the |f| command.
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259
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261 T{char} Till after [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the
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262 left. The cursor is placed on the character right of
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263 {char} |exclusive|.
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267 ; Repeat latest f, t, F or T [count] times.
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270 , Repeat latest f, t, F or T in opposite direction
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271 [count] times.
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272
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273 These commands move the cursor to the specified column in the current line.
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274 They stop at the first column and at the end of the line, except "$", which
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275 may move to one of the next lines. See 'whichwrap' option to make some of the
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276 commands move across line boundaries.
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278 ==============================================================================
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279 3. Up-down motions *up-down-motions*
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281 k or *k*
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282 <Up> or *<Up>* *CTRL-P*
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283 CTRL-P [count] lines upward |linewise|.
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285 j or *j*
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286 <Down> or *<Down>*
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287 CTRL-J or *CTRL-J*
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288 <NL> or *<NL>* *CTRL-N*
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289 CTRL-N [count] lines downward |linewise|.
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291 gk or *gk* *g<Up>*
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292 g<Up> [count] display lines upward. |exclusive| motion.
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293 Differs from 'k' when lines wrap, and when used with
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294 an operator, because it's not linewise. {not in Vi}
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295
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296 gj or *gj* *g<Down>*
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297 g<Down> [count] display lines downward. |exclusive| motion.
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298 Differs from 'j' when lines wrap, and when used with
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299 an operator, because it's not linewise. {not in Vi}
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300
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301 *-*
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302 - <minus> [count] lines upward, on the first non-blank
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303 character |linewise|.
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305 + or *+*
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306 CTRL-M or *CTRL-M* *<CR>*
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307 <CR> [count] lines downward, on the first non-blank
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308 character |linewise|.
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309
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310 *_*
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311 _ <underscore> [count] - 1 lines downward, on the first non-blank
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312 character |linewise|.
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314 *G*
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315 G Goto line [count], default last line, on the first
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316 non-blank character |linewise|. If 'startofline' not
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317 set, keep the same column.
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318
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319 *<C-End>*
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320 <C-End> Goto line [count], default last line, on the last
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321 character |inclusive|. {not in Vi}
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322
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323 <C-Home> or *gg* *<C-Home>*
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324 gg Goto line [count], default first line, on the first
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325 non-blank character |linewise|. If 'startofline' not
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326 set, keep the same column.
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327
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328 :[range] Set the cursor on the specified line number. If
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329 there are several numbers, the last one is used.
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330
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331 *N%*
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332 {count}% Go to {count} percentage in the file, on the first
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333 non-blank in the line |linewise|. To compute the new
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334 line number this formula is used:
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335 ({count} * number-of-lines + 99) / 100
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336 See also 'startofline' option. {not in Vi}
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337
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338 :[range]go[to] [count] *:go* *:goto* *go*
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339 [count]go Go to {count} byte in the buffer. Default [count] is
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340 one, start of the file. When giving [range], the
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341 last number in it used as the byte count. End-of-line
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342 characters are counted depending on the current
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343 'fileformat' setting.
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344 {not in Vi}
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345 {not available when compiled without the
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346 |+byte_offset| feature}
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347
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348 These commands move to the specified line. They stop when reaching the first
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349 or the last line. The first two commands put the cursor in the same column
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350 (if possible) as it was after the last command that changed the column,
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351 except after the "$" command, then the cursor will be put on the last
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352 character of the line.
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354 If "k", "-" or CTRL-P is used with a [count] and there are less than [count]
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355 lines above the cursor and the 'cpo' option includes the "-" flag it is an
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356 error. |cpo--|.
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359 4. Word motions *word-motions*
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360
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361 <S-Right> or *<S-Right>* *w*
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362 w [count] words forward. |exclusive| motion.
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363
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364 <C-Right> or *<C-Right>* *W*
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365 W [count] WORDS forward. |exclusive| motion.
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367 *e*
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368 e Forward to the end of word [count] |inclusive|.
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369
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370 *E*
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371 E Forward to the end of WORD [count] |inclusive|.
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372
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373 <S-Left> or *<S-Left>* *b*
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374 b [count] words backward. |exclusive| motion.
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375
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376 <C-Left> or *<C-Left>* *B*
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377 B [count] WORDS backward. |exclusive| motion.
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379 *ge*
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380 ge Backward to the end of word [count] |inclusive|.
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383 gE Backward to the end of WORD [count] |inclusive|.
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386 *word*
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387 A word consists of a sequence of letters, digits and underscores, or a
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388 sequence of other non-blank characters, separated with white space (spaces,
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395 A sequence of folded lines is counted for one word of a single character.
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396 "w" and "W", "e" and "E" move to the start/end of the first word or WORD after
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397 a range of folded lines. "b" and "B" move to the start of the first word or
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398 WORD before the fold.
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400 Special case: "cw" and "cW" are treated like "ce" and "cE" if the cursor is
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401 on a non-blank. This is because "cw" is interpreted as change-word, and a
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402 word does not include the following white space. {Vi: "cw" when on a blank
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408 that word becomes the end of the operated text, not the first word in the
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409 next line.
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410
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411 The original Vi implementation of "e" is buggy. For example, the "e" command
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412 will stop on the first character of a line if the previous line was empty.
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413 But when you use "2e" this does not happen. In Vim "ee" and "2e" are the
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418 5. Text object motions *object-motions*
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421 ( [count] sentences backward. |exclusive| motion.
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424 ) [count] sentences forward. |exclusive| motion.
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427 { [count] paragraphs backward. |exclusive| motion.
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429 *}*
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430 } [count] paragraphs forward. |exclusive| motion.
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433 ]] [count] sections forward or to the next '{' in the
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438 *][*
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439 ][ [count] sections forward or to the next '}' in the
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449 [] [count] sections backward or to the previous '}' in
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453 These commands move over three kinds of text objects.
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456 A sentence is defined as ending at a '.', '!' or '?' followed by either the
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457 end of a line, or by a space or tab. Any number of closing ')', ']', '"'
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458 and ''' characters may appear after the '.', '!' or '?' before the spaces,
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459 tabs or end of line. A paragraph and section boundary is also a sentence
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460 boundary.
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461 If the 'J' flag is present in 'cpoptions', at least two spaces have to
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462 follow the punctuation mark; <Tab>s are not recognized as white space.
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463 The definition of a sentence cannot be changed.
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464
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465 *paragraph*
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466 A paragraph begins after each empty line, and also at each of a set of
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467 paragraph macros, specified by the pairs of characters in the 'paragraphs'
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468 option. The default is "IPLPPPQPP LIpplpipbp", which corresponds to the
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469 macros ".IP", ".LP", etc. (These are nroff macros, so the dot must be in the
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471 Note that a blank line (only containing white space) is NOT a paragraph
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472 boundary.
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473 Also note that this does not include a '{' or '}' in the first column. When
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474 the '{' flag is in 'cpoptions' then '{' in the first column is used as a
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477 *section*
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478 A section begins after a form-feed (<C-L>) in the first column and at each of
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479 a set of section macros, specified by the pairs of characters in the
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480 'sections' option. The default is "SHNHH HUnhsh", which defines a section to
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481 start at the nroff macros ".SH", ".NH", ".H", ".HU", ".nh" and ".sh".
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482
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483 The "]" and "[" commands stop at the '{' or '}' in the first column. This is
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484 useful to find the start or end of a function in a C program. Note that the
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485 first character of the command determines the search direction and the
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486 second character the type of brace found.
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487
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488 If your '{' or '}' are not in the first column, and you would like to use "[["
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489 and "]]" anyway, try these mappings: >
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490 :map [[ ?{<CR>w99[{
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491 :map ][ /}<CR>b99]}
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492 :map ]] j0[[%/{<CR>
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493 :map [] k$][%?}<CR>
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494 [type these literally, see |<>|]
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497 6. Text object selection *object-select* *text-objects*
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498 *v_a* *v_i*
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499
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500 This is a series of commands that can only be used while in Visual mode or
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501 after an operator. The commands that start with "a" select "a"n object
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502 including white space, the commands starting with "i" select an "inner" object
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503 without white space, or just the white space. Thus the "inner" commands
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504 always select less text than the "a" commands.
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505
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506 These commands are {not in Vi}.
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507 These commands are not available when the |+textobjects| feature has been
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508 disabled at compile time.
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509 *v_aw* *aw*
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510 aw "a word", select [count] words (see |word|).
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511 Leading or trailing white space is included, but not
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512 counted.
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513 When used in Visual linewise mode "aw" switches to
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514 Visual characterwise mode.
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515
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516 *v_iw* *iw*
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517 iw "inner word", select [count] words (see |word|).
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518 White space between words is counted too.
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519 When used in Visual linewise mode "iw" switches to
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520 Visual characterwise mode.
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521
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522 *v_aW* *aW*
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523 aW "a WORD", select [count] WORDs (see |WORD|).
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524 Leading or trailing white space is included, but not
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525 counted.
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526 When used in Visual linewise mode "aW" switches to
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527 Visual characterwise mode.
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528
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529 *v_iW* *iW*
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530 iW "inner WORD", select [count] WORDs (see |WORD|).
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531 White space between words is counted too.
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532 When used in Visual linewise mode "iW" switches to
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533 Visual characterwise mode.
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534
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535 *v_as* *as*
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536 as "a sentence", select [count] sentences (see
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537 |sentence|).
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538 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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539
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540 *v_is* *is*
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541 is "inner sentence", select [count] sentences (see
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542 |sentence|).
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543 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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544
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545 *v_ap* *ap*
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546 ap "a paragraph", select [count] paragraphs (see
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547 |paragraph|).
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548 Exception: a blank line (only containing white space)
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549 is also a paragraph boundary.
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550 When used in Visual mode it is made linewise.
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551
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552 *v_ip* *ip*
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553 ip "inner paragraph", select [count] paragraphs (see
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554 |paragraph|).
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555 Exception: a blank line (only containing white space)
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556 is also a paragraph boundary.
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557 When used in Visual mode it is made linewise.
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558
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559 a] *v_a]* *v_a[* *a]* *a[*
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560 a[ "a [] block", select [count] '[' ']' blocks. This
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561 goes backwards to the [count] unclosed '[', and finds
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562 the matching ']'. The enclosed text is selected,
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563 including the '[' and ']'.
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564 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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565
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566 i] *v_i]* *v_i[* *i]* *i[*
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567 i[ "inner [] block", select [count] '[' ']' blocks. This
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568 goes backwards to the [count] unclosed '[', and finds
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569 the matching ']'. The enclosed text is selected,
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570 excluding the '[' and ']'.
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571 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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572
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573 a) *v_a)* *a)* *a(*
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574 a( *v_ab* *v_a(* *ab*
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575 ab "a block", select [count] blocks, from "[count] [(" to
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576 the matching ')', including the '(' and ')' (see
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577 |[(|). Does not include white space outside of the
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578 parenthesis.
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579 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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580
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581 i) *v_i)* *i)* *i(*
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582 i( *v_ib* *v_i(* *ib*
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583 ib "inner block", select [count] blocks, from "[count] [("
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584 to the matching ')', excluding the '(' and ')' (see
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585 |[(|).
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586 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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587
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588 a> *v_a>* *v_a<* *a>* *a<*
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589 a< "a <> block", select [count] <> blocks, from the
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590 [count]'th unmatched '<' backwards to the matching
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591 '>', including the '<' and '>'.
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592 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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593
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594 i> *v_i>* *v_i<* *i>* *i<*
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595 i< "inner <> block", select [count] <> blocks, from
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596 the [count]'th unmatched '<' backwards to the matching
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597 '>', excluding the '<' and '>'.
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598 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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599
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601 at "a tag block", select [count] tag blocks, from the
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602 [count]'th unmatched "<aaa>" backwards to the matching
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603 "</aaa>", including the "<aaa>" and "</aaa>".
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604 See |tag-blocks| about the details.
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605 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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606
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607 *v_it* *it*
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608 it "inner tag block", select [count] tag blocks, from the
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609 [count]'th unmatched "<aaa>" backwards to the matching
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610 "</aaa>", excluding the "<aaa>" and "</aaa>".
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611 See |tag-blocks| about the details.
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612 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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613
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614 a} *v_a}* *a}* *a{*
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615 a{ *v_aB* *v_a{* *aB*
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616 aB "a Block", select [count] Blocks, from "[count] [{" to
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617 the matching '}', including the '{' and '}' (see
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618 |[{|).
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619 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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620
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621 i} *v_i}* *i}* *i{*
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622 i{ *v_iB* *v_i{* *iB*
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623 iB "inner Block", select [count] Blocks, from "[count] [{"
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624 to the matching '}', excluding the '{' and '}' (see
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625 |[{|).
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626 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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627
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628 a" *v_aquote* *aquote*
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629 a' *v_a'* *a'*
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630 a` *v_a`* *a`*
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631 "a quoted string". Selects the text from the previous
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632 quote until the next quote. The 'quoteescape' is used
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633 to skip escaped quotes.
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634 When the cursor starts on a quote, Vim will figure out
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635 which quote pairs form a string by searching from the
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636 start of the line.
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637 Any trailing or leading white space is included.
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638 When used in Visual mode it is made characterwise.
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639 Repeating this object in Visual mode another string is
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640 included. A count is currently not used.
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641
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642 i" *v_iquote* *iquote*
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643 i' *v_i'* *i'*
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644 i` *v_i`* *i`*
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645 Like a", a' and a`, but exclude the quotes and
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646 repeating won't extend the Visual selection.
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647 Special case: With a count of 2 the quotes are
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648 included, but no extra white space as with a"/a'/a`.
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651 For non-block objects:
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652 For the "a" commands: The operator applies to the object and the white
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653 space after the object. If there is no white space after the object
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654 or when the cursor was in the white space before the object, the white
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655 space before the object is included.
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656 For the "inner" commands: If the cursor was on the object, the
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657 operator applies to the object. If the cursor was on white space, the
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658 operator applies to the white space.
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659 For a block object:
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660 The operator applies to the block where the cursor is in, or the block
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661 on which the cursor is on one of the braces. For the "inner" commands
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662 the surrounding braces are excluded. For the "a" commands, the braces
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663 are included.
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664
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665 When used in Visual mode:
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666 When start and end of the Visual area are the same (just after typing "v"):
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667 One object is selected, the same as for using an operator.
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668 When start and end of the Visual area are not the same:
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669 For non-block objects the area is extended by one object or the white
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670 space up to the next object, or both for the "a" objects. The
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671 direction in which this happens depends on which side of the Visual
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672 area the cursor is. For the block objects the block is extended one
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673 level outwards.
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674
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675 For illustration, here is a list of delete commands, grouped from small to big
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676 objects. Note that for a single character and a whole line the existing vi
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677 movement commands are used.
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678 "dl" delete character (alias: "x") |dl|
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679 "diw" delete inner word *diw*
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680 "daw" delete a word *daw*
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681 "diW" delete inner WORD (see |WORD|) *diW*
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682 "daW" delete a WORD (see |WORD|) *daW*
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683 "dd" delete one line |dd|
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684 "dis" delete inner sentence *dis*
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685 "das" delete a sentence *das*
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686 "dib" delete inner '(' ')' block *dib*
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687 "dab" delete a '(' ')' block *dab*
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688 "dip" delete inner paragraph *dip*
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689 "dap" delete a paragraph *dap*
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690 "diB" delete inner '{' '}' block *diB*
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691 "daB" delete a '{' '}' block *daB*
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692
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693 Note the difference between using a movement command and an object. The
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694 movement command operates from here (cursor position) to where the movement
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695 takes us. When using an object the whole object is operated upon, no matter
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696 where on the object the cursor is. For example, compare "dw" and "daw": "dw"
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697 deletes from the cursor position to the start of the next word, "daw" deletes
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698 the word under the cursor and the space after or before it.
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699
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700
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701 Tag blocks *tag-blocks*
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702
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703 For the "it" and "at" text objects an attempt is done to select blocks between
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704 matching tags for HTML and XML. But since these are not completely compatible
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705 there are a few restrictions.
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706
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707 The normal method is to select a <tag> until the matching </tag>. For "at"
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708 the tags are included, for "it" they are excluded. But when "it" is repeated
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709 the tags will be included (otherwise nothing would change).
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710
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711 "<aaa/>" items are skipped. Case is ignored, also for XML where case does
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712 matter.
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713
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714 In HTML it is possible to have a tag like <br> or <meta ...> without a
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715 matching end tag. These are ignored.
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716
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717 The text objects are tolerant about mistakes. Stray end tags are ignored.
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718
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719 ==============================================================================
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720 7. Marks *mark-motions* *E20* *E78*
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721
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722 Jumping to a mark can be done in two ways:
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723 1. With ` (backtick): The cursor is positioned at the specified location
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724 and the motion is |exclusive|.
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725 2. With ' (single quote): The cursor is positioned on the first non-blank
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726 character in the line of the specified location and
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727 the motion is linewise.
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728
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729 *m* *mark* *Mark*
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730 m{a-zA-Z} Set mark {a-zA-Z} at cursor position (does not move
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731 the cursor, this is not a motion command).
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732
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733 *m'* *m`*
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734 m' or m` Set the previous context mark. This can be jumped to
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735 with the "''" or "``" command (does not move the
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736 cursor, this is not a motion command).
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737
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738 *m[* *m]*
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739 m[ or m] Set the |'[| or |']| mark. Useful when an operator is
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740 to be simulated by multiple commands. (does not move
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741 the cursor, this is not a motion command).
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742
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743 *:ma* *:mark* *E191*
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9
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744 :[range]ma[rk] {a-zA-Z'}
|
|
|
745 Set mark {a-zA-Z'} at last line number in [range],
|
|
7
|
746 column 0. Default is cursor line.
|
|
|
747
|
|
|
748 *:k*
|
|
9
|
749 :[range]k{a-zA-Z'} Same as :mark, but the space before the mark name can
|
|
7
|
750 be omitted.
|
|
|
751
|
|
|
752 *'* *'a* *`* *`a*
|
|
|
753 '{a-z} `{a-z} Jump to the mark {a-z}.
|
|
|
754
|
|
|
755 *'A* *'0* *`A* *`0*
|
|
|
756 '{A-Z0-9} `{A-Z0-9} To the mark {A-Z0-9} in the correct file (not a motion
|
|
|
757 command when in another file). {not in Vi}
|
|
|
758
|
|
|
759 *g'* *g'a* *g`* *g`a*
|
|
|
760 g'{mark} g`{mark}
|
|
|
761 Jump to the {mark}, but don't change the jumplist when
|
|
|
762 jumping within the current buffer. Example: >
|
|
|
763 g`"
|
|
|
764 < jumps to the last known position in a file. See
|
|
9
|
765 $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example.vim.
|
|
|
766 Also see |:keepjumps|.
|
|
|
767 {not in Vi}
|
|
7
|
768
|
|
|
769 *:marks*
|
|
|
770 :marks List all the current marks (not a motion command).
|
|
|
771 The |'(|, |')|, |'{| and |'}| marks are not listed.
|
|
|
772 {not in Vi}
|
|
|
773 *E283*
|
|
|
774 :marks {arg} List the marks that are mentioned in {arg} (not a
|
|
|
775 motion command). For example: >
|
|
|
776 :marks aB
|
|
|
777 < to list marks 'a' and 'B'. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
778
|
|
24
|
779 *:delm* *:delmarks*
|
|
|
780 :delm[arks] {marks} Delete the specified marks. Marks that can be deleted
|
|
|
781 include A-Z and 0-9. You cannot delete the ' mark.
|
|
|
782 They can be specified by giving the list of mark
|
|
|
783 names, or with a range, separated with a dash. Spaces
|
|
|
784 are ignored. Examples: >
|
|
|
785 :delmarks a deletes mark a
|
|
|
786 :delmarks a b 1 deletes marks a, b and 1
|
|
|
787 :delmarks Aa deletes marks A and a
|
|
|
788 :delmarks p-z deletes marks in the range p to z
|
|
|
789 :delmarks ^.[] deletes marks ^ . [ ]
|
|
|
790 :delmarks \" deletes mark "
|
|
|
791 < {not in Vi}
|
|
|
792
|
|
|
793 :delm[arks]! Delete all marks for the current buffer, but not marks
|
|
|
794 A-Z or 0-9.
|
|
|
795 {not in Vi}
|
|
|
796
|
|
7
|
797 A mark is not visible in any way. It is just a position in the file that is
|
|
|
798 remembered. Do not confuse marks with named registers, they are totally
|
|
|
799 unrelated.
|
|
|
800
|
|
|
801 'a - 'z lowercase marks, valid within one file
|
|
|
802 'A - 'Z uppercase marks, also called file marks, valid between files
|
|
|
803 '0 - '9 numbered marks, set from .viminfo file
|
|
|
804
|
|
|
805 Lowercase marks 'a to 'z are remembered as long as the file remains in the
|
|
|
806 buffer list. If you remove the file from the buffer list, all its marks are
|
|
|
807 lost. If you delete a line that contains a mark, that mark is erased.
|
|
|
808
|
|
|
809 To delete a mark: Create a new line, position the mark there, delete the line.
|
|
|
810 E.g.: "o<Esc>mxdd". This does change the file though. Using "u" won't work,
|
|
|
811 it also restores marks.
|
|
|
812
|
|
|
813 Lowercase marks can be used in combination with operators. For example: "d't"
|
|
|
814 deletes the lines from the cursor position to mark 't'. Hint: Use mark 't' for
|
|
|
815 Top, 'b' for Bottom, etc.. Lowercase marks are restored when using undo and
|
|
|
816 redo.
|
|
|
817
|
|
|
818 Uppercase marks 'A to 'Z include the file name. {Vi: no uppercase marks} You
|
|
|
819 can use them to jump from file to file. You can only use an uppercase mark
|
|
|
820 with an operator if the mark is in the current file. The line number of the
|
|
|
821 mark remains correct, even if you insert/delete lines or edit another file for
|
|
|
822 a moment. When the 'viminfo' option is not empty, uppercase marks are kept in
|
|
|
823 the .viminfo file. See |viminfo-file-marks|.
|
|
|
824
|
|
|
825 Numbered marks '0 to '9 are quite different. They can not be set directly.
|
|
|
826 They are only present when using a viminfo file |viminfo-file|. Basically '0
|
|
|
827 is the location of the cursor when you last exited Vim, '1 the last but one
|
|
|
828 time, etc. Use the "r" flag in 'viminfo' to specify files for which no
|
|
|
829 Numbered mark should be stored. See |viminfo-file-marks|.
|
|
|
830
|
|
|
831
|
|
|
832 *'[* *`[*
|
|
|
833 '[ `[ To the first character of the previously changed
|
|
|
834 or yanked text. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
835
|
|
|
836 *']* *`]*
|
|
|
837 '] `] To the last character of the previously changed or
|
|
|
838 yanked text. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
839
|
|
|
840 After executing an operator the Cursor is put at the beginning of the text
|
|
|
841 that was operated upon. After a put command ("p" or "P") the cursor is
|
|
|
842 sometimes placed at the first inserted line and sometimes on the last inserted
|
|
|
843 character. The four commands above put the cursor at either end. Example:
|
|
|
844 After yanking 10 lines you want to go to the last one of them: "10Y']". After
|
|
|
845 inserting several lines with the "p" command you want to jump to the lowest
|
|
|
846 inserted line: "p']". This also works for text that has been inserted.
|
|
|
847
|
|
|
848 Note: After deleting text, the start and end positions are the same, except
|
|
|
849 when using blockwise Visual mode. These commands do not work when no change
|
|
|
850 was made yet in the current file.
|
|
|
851
|
|
|
852 *'<* *`<*
|
|
|
853 '< `< To the first character of the last selected Visual
|
|
|
854 area in the current buffer. {not in Vi}.
|
|
|
855
|
|
|
856 *'>* *`>*
|
|
|
857 '> `> To the last character of the last selected Visual
|
|
|
858 area in the current buffer. {not in Vi}.
|
|
|
859
|
|
|
860 *''* *``*
|
|
36
|
861 '' `` To the position before the latest jump, or where the
|
|
|
862 last "m'" or "m`" command was given. Not set when the
|
|
7
|
863 |:keepjumps| command modifier was used.
|
|
|
864 Also see |restore-position|.
|
|
|
865
|
|
|
866 *'quote* *`quote*
|
|
|
867 '" `" To the cursor position when last exiting the current
|
|
|
868 buffer. Defaults to the first character of the first
|
|
|
869 line. See |last-position-jump| for how to use this
|
|
|
870 for each opened file.
|
|
|
871 Only one position is remembered per buffer, not one
|
|
|
872 for each window. As long as the buffer is visible in
|
|
|
873 a window the position won't be changed.
|
|
|
874 {not in Vi}.
|
|
|
875
|
|
|
876 *'^* *`^*
|
|
|
877 '^ `^ To the position where the cursor was the last time
|
|
42
|
878 when Insert mode was stopped. This is used by the
|
|
|
879 |gi| command. Not set when the |:keepjumps| command
|
|
7
|
880 modifier was used. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
881
|
|
|
882 *'.* *`.*
|
|
|
883 '. `. To the position where the last change was made. The
|
|
|
884 position is at or near where the change started.
|
|
|
885 Sometimes a command is executed as several changes,
|
|
|
886 then the position can be near the end of what the
|
|
|
887 command changed. For example when inserting a word,
|
|
|
888 the position will be on the last character.
|
|
|
889 {not in Vi}
|
|
|
890
|
|
|
891 *'(* *`(*
|
|
|
892 '( `( To the start of the current sentence, like the |(|
|
|
|
893 command. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
894
|
|
|
895 *')* *`)*
|
|
|
896 ') `) To the end of the current sentence, like the |)|
|
|
|
897 command. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
898
|
|
|
899 *'{* *`{*
|
|
|
900 '{ `{ To the start of the current paragraph, like the |{|
|
|
|
901 command. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
902
|
|
|
903 *'}* *`}*
|
|
|
904 '} `} To the end of the current paragraph, like the |}|
|
|
|
905 command. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
906
|
|
|
907 These commands are not marks themselves, but jump to a mark:
|
|
|
908
|
|
|
909 *]'*
|
|
|
910 ]' [count] times to next line with a lowercase mark below
|
|
|
911 the cursor, on the first non-blank character in the
|
|
|
912 line. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
913
|
|
|
914 *]`*
|
|
|
915 ]` [count] times to lowercase mark after the cursor. {not
|
|
|
916 in Vi}
|
|
|
917
|
|
|
918 *['*
|
|
|
919 [' [count] times to previous line with a lowercase mark
|
|
|
920 before the cursor, on the first non-blank character in
|
|
|
921 the line. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
922
|
|
|
923 *[`*
|
|
|
924 [` [count] times to lowercase mark before the cursor.
|
|
|
925 {not in Vi}
|
|
|
926
|
|
|
927
|
|
|
928 :loc[kmarks] {command} *:loc* *:lockmarks*
|
|
|
929 Execute {command} without adjusting marks. This is
|
|
|
930 useful when changing text in a way that the line count
|
|
|
931 will be the same when the change has completed.
|
|
|
932 WARNING: When the line count does change, marks below
|
|
|
933 the change will keep their line number, thus move to
|
|
|
934 another text line.
|
|
|
935 These items will not be adjusted for deleted/inserted
|
|
|
936 lines:
|
|
|
937 - lower case letter marks 'a - 'z
|
|
|
938 - upper case letter marks 'A - 'Z
|
|
|
939 - numbered marks '0 - '9
|
|
|
940 - last insert position '^
|
|
|
941 - last change position '.
|
|
|
942 - the Visual area '< and '>
|
|
|
943 - line numbers in placed signs
|
|
|
944 - line numbers in quickfix positions
|
|
|
945 - positions in the |jumplist|
|
|
|
946 - positions in the |tagstack|
|
|
|
947 These items will still be adjusted:
|
|
|
948 - previous context mark ''
|
|
|
949 - the cursor position
|
|
|
950 - the view of a window on a buffer
|
|
|
951 - folds
|
|
|
952 - diffs
|
|
|
953
|
|
|
954 :kee[pmarks] {command} *:kee* *:keepmarks*
|
|
|
955 Currently only has effect for the filter command
|
|
|
956 |:range!|:
|
|
|
957 - When the number of lines after filtering is equal to
|
|
|
958 or larger than before, all marks are kept at the
|
|
|
959 same line number.
|
|
|
960 - When the number of lines decreases, the marks in the
|
|
9
|
961 lines that disappeared are deleted.
|
|
7
|
962 In any case the marks below the filtered text have
|
|
|
963 their line numbers adjusted, thus stick to the text,
|
|
|
964 as usual.
|
|
|
965 When the 'R' flag is missing from 'cpoptions' this has
|
|
|
966 the same effect as using ":keepmarks".
|
|
|
967
|
|
|
968 *:keepj* *:keepjumps*
|
|
|
969 :keepj[umps] {command}
|
|
9
|
970 Moving around in {command} does not change the |''|,
|
|
|
971 |'.| and |'^| marks, the |jumplist| or the
|
|
|
972 |changelist|.
|
|
|
973 Useful when making a change or inserting text
|
|
|
974 automatically and the user doesn't want to go to this
|
|
|
975 position. E.g., when updating a "Last change"
|
|
|
976 timestamp in the first line: >
|
|
|
977
|
|
586
|
978 :let lnum = line(".")
|
|
9
|
979 :keepjumps normal gg
|
|
|
980 :call SetLastChange()
|
|
|
981 :keepjumps exe "normal " . lnum . "G"
|
|
|
982 <
|
|
|
983 Note that ":keepjumps" must be used for every command.
|
|
|
984 When invoking a function the commands in that function
|
|
85
|
985 can still change the jumplist. Also, for
|
|
|
986 ":keepjumps exe 'command '" the "command" won't keep
|
|
|
987 jumps. Instead use: ":exe 'keepjumps command'"
|
|
7
|
988
|
|
|
989 ==============================================================================
|
|
|
990 8. Jumps *jump-motions*
|
|
|
991
|
|
|
992 A "jump" is one of the following commands: "'", "`", "G", "/", "?", "n",
|
|
|
993 "N", "%", "(", ")", "[[", "]]", "{", "}", ":s", ":tag", "L", "M", "H" and
|
|
|
994 the commands that start editing a new file. If you make the cursor "jump"
|
|
|
995 with one of these commands, the position of the cursor before the jump is
|
|
|
996 remembered. You can return to that position with the "''" and "``" command,
|
|
|
997 unless the line containing that position was changed or deleted.
|
|
|
998
|
|
|
999 *CTRL-O*
|
|
|
1000 CTRL-O Go to [count] Older cursor position in jump list
|
|
|
1001 (not a motion command). {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1002 {not available without the +jumplist feature}
|
|
|
1003
|
|
|
1004 <Tab> or *CTRL-I* *<Tab>*
|
|
|
1005 CTRL-I Go to [count] newer cursor position in jump list
|
|
|
1006 (not a motion command).
|
|
|
1007 In a |quickfix-window| it takes you to the position of
|
|
|
1008 the error under the cursor.
|
|
|
1009 {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1010 {not available without the +jumplist feature}
|
|
|
1011
|
|
|
1012 *:ju* *:jumps*
|
|
|
1013 :ju[mps] Print the jump list (not a motion command). {not in
|
|
|
1014 Vi} {not available without the +jumplist feature}
|
|
|
1015
|
|
|
1016 *jumplist*
|
|
|
1017 Jumps are remembered in a jump list. With the CTRL-O and CTRL-I command you
|
|
|
1018 can go to cursor positions before older jumps, and back again. Thus you can
|
|
|
1019 move up and down the list. There is a separate jump list for each window.
|
|
|
1020 The maximum number of entries is fixed at 100.
|
|
|
1021 {not available without the +jumplist feature}
|
|
|
1022
|
|
|
1023 For example, after three jump commands you have this jump list:
|
|
|
1024
|
|
|
1025 jump line col file/line ~
|
|
|
1026 3 1 0 some text ~
|
|
|
1027 2 70 0 another line ~
|
|
|
1028 1 1154 23 end. ~
|
|
|
1029 > ~
|
|
|
1030
|
|
|
1031 The "file/line" column shows the file name, or the text at the jump if it is
|
|
|
1032 in the current file (an indent is removed and a long line is truncated to fit
|
|
|
1033 in the window).
|
|
|
1034
|
|
|
1035 You are currently in line 1167. If you then use the CTRL-O command, the
|
|
|
1036 cursor is put in line 1154. This results in:
|
|
|
1037
|
|
|
1038 jump line col file/line ~
|
|
|
1039 2 1 0 some text ~
|
|
|
1040 1 70 0 another line ~
|
|
|
1041 > 0 1154 23 end. ~
|
|
|
1042 1 1167 0 foo bar ~
|
|
|
1043
|
|
|
1044 The pointer will be set at the last used jump position. The next CTRL-O
|
|
|
1045 command will use the entry above it, the next CTRL-I command will use the
|
|
|
1046 entry below it. If the pointer is below the last entry, this indicates that
|
|
|
1047 you did not use a CTRL-I or CTRL-O before. In this case the CTRL-O command
|
|
|
1048 will cause the cursor position to be added to the jump list, so you can get
|
|
|
1049 back to the position before the CTRL-O. In this case this is line 1167.
|
|
|
1050
|
|
|
1051 With more CTRL-O commands you will go to lines 70 and 1. If you use CTRL-I
|
|
|
1052 you can go back to 1154 and 1167 again. Note that the number in the "jump"
|
|
|
1053 column indicates the count for the CTRL-O or CTRL-I command that takes you to
|
|
|
1054 this position.
|
|
|
1055
|
|
|
1056 If you use a jump command, the current line number is inserted at the end of
|
|
|
1057 the jump list. If the same line was already in the jump list, it is removed.
|
|
|
1058 The result is that when repeating CTRL-O you will get back to old positions
|
|
|
1059 only once.
|
|
|
1060
|
|
|
1061 When the |:keepjumps| command modifier is used, jumps are not stored in the
|
|
|
1062 jumplist.
|
|
|
1063
|
|
|
1064 After the CTRL-O command that got you into line 1154 you could give another
|
|
|
1065 jump command (e.g., "G"). The jump list would then become:
|
|
|
1066
|
|
|
1067 jump line col file/line ~
|
|
|
1068 4 1 0 some text ~
|
|
|
1069 3 70 0 another line ~
|
|
|
1070 2 1167 0 foo bar ~
|
|
|
1071 1 1154 23 end. ~
|
|
|
1072 > ~
|
|
|
1073
|
|
|
1074 The line numbers will be adjusted for deleted and inserted lines. This fails
|
|
|
1075 if you stop editing a file without writing, like with ":n!".
|
|
|
1076
|
|
|
1077 When you split a window, the jumplist will be copied to the new window.
|
|
|
1078
|
|
|
1079 If you have included the ' item in the 'viminfo' option the jumplist will be
|
|
|
1080 stored in the viminfo file and restored when starting Vim.
|
|
|
1081
|
|
|
1082
|
|
|
1083 CHANGE LIST JUMPS *changelist* *change-list-jumps* *E664*
|
|
|
1084
|
|
|
1085 When making a change the cursor position is remembered. One position is
|
|
|
1086 remembered for every change that can be undone, unless it is close to a
|
|
|
1087 previous change. Two commands can be used to jump to positions of changes,
|
|
|
1088 also those that have been undone:
|
|
|
1089
|
|
|
1090 *g;* *E662*
|
|
|
1091 g; Go to [count] older position in change list.
|
|
|
1092 If [count] is larger than the number of older change
|
|
|
1093 positions go to the oldest change.
|
|
|
1094 If there is no older change an error message is given.
|
|
|
1095 (not a motion command)
|
|
|
1096 {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1097 {not available without the +jumplist feature}
|
|
|
1098
|
|
|
1099 *g,* *E663*
|
|
|
1100 g, Go to [count] newer cursor position in change list.
|
|
236
|
1101 Just like |g;| but in the opposite direction.
|
|
7
|
1102 (not a motion command)
|
|
|
1103 {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1104 {not available without the +jumplist feature}
|
|
|
1105
|
|
|
1106 When using a count you jump as far back or forward as possible. Thus you can
|
|
|
1107 use "999g;" to go to the first change for which the position is still
|
|
|
1108 remembered. The number of entries in the change list is fixed and is the same
|
|
|
1109 as for the |jumplist|.
|
|
|
1110
|
|
|
1111 When two undo-able changes are in the same line and at a column position less
|
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1112 than 'textwidth' apart only the last one is remembered. This avoids that a
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1113 sequence of small changes in a line, for example "xxxxx", adds many positions
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1114 to the change list. When 'textwidth' is zero 'wrapmargin' is used. When that
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1115 also isn't set a fixed number of 79 is used. Detail: For the computations
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1116 bytes are used, not characters, to avoid a speed penalty (this only matters
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1117 for multi-byte encodings).
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1118
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1119 Note that when text has been inserted or deleted the cursor position might be
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1120 a bit different from the position of the change. Especially when lines have
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1121 been deleted.
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1122
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1123 When the |:keepjumps| command modifier is used the position of a change is not
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1124 remembered.
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1125
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1126 *:changes*
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1127 :changes Print the change list. A ">" character indicates the
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1128 current position. Just after a change it is below the
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1129 newest entry, indicating that "g;" takes you to the
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1130 newest entry position. The first column indicates the
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1131 count needed to take you to this position. Example:
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1132
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1133 change line col text ~
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1134 3 9 8 bla bla bla
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1135 2 11 57 foo is a bar
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1136 1 14 54 the latest changed line
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1137 >
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1138
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1139 The "3g;" command takes you to line 9. Then the
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1140 output of ":changes is:
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1141
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1142 change line col text ~
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1143 > 0 9 8 bla bla bla
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1144 1 11 57 foo is a bar
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1145 2 14 54 the latest changed line
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1146
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1147 Now you can use "g," to go to line 11 and "2g," to go
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1148 to line 14.
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1149
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1150 ==============================================================================
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1151 9. Various motions *various-motions*
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1152
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1153 *%*
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1154 % Find the next item in this line after or under the
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1155 cursor and jump to its match. |inclusive| motion.
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1156 Items can be:
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1157 ([{}]) parenthesis or (curly/square) brackets
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1158 (this can be changed with the
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1159 'matchpairs' option)
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1160 /* */ start or end of C-style comment
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1161 #if, #ifdef, #else, #elif, #endif
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1162 C preprocessor conditionals (when the
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1163 cursor is on the # or no ([{
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1164 following)
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1165 For other items the matchit plugin can be used, see
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1166 |matchit-install|.
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1167
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1168 When 'cpoptions' contains "M" |cpo-M| backslashes
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1169 before parens and braces are ignored. Without "M" the
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1170 number of backslashes matters: an even number doesn't
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1171 match with an odd number. Thus in "( \) )" and "\( (
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1172 \)" the first and last parenthesis match.
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1173 When the '%' character is not present in 'cpoptions'
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1174 |cpo-%|, parens and braces inside double quotes are
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1175 ignored, unless the number of parens/braces in a line
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1176 is uneven and this line and the previous one does not
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1177 end in a backslash. '(', '{', '[', ']', '}' and ')'
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1178 are also ignored (parens and braces inside single
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1179 quotes). Note that this works fine for C, but not for
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1180 Perl, where single quotes are used for strings.
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1181 No count is allowed ({count}% jumps to a line {count}
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1182 percentage down the file |N%|). Using '%' on
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1183 #if/#else/#endif makes the movement linewise.
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1184
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1185 *[(*
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1186 [( go to [count] previous unmatched '('.
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1187 |exclusive| motion. {not in Vi}
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1188
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1189 *[{*
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1190 [{ go to [count] previous unmatched '{'.
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1191 |exclusive| motion. {not in Vi}
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1192
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1193 *])*
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1194 ]) go to [count] next unmatched ')'.
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1195 |exclusive| motion. {not in Vi}
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1196
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1197 *]}*
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1198 ]} go to [count] next unmatched '}'.
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1199 |exclusive| motion. {not in Vi}
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1200
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1201 The above four commands can be used to go to the start or end of the current
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1202 code block. It is like doing "%" on the '(', ')', '{' or '}' at the other
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|
1203 end of the code block, but you can do this from anywhere in the code block.
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1204 Very useful for C programs. Example: When standing on "case x:", "[{" will
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1205 bring you back to the switch statement.
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1206
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1207 *]m*
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1208 ]m Go to [count] next start of a method (for Java or
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1209 similar structured language). When not before the
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|
1210 start of a method, jump to the start or end of the
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1211 class. When no '{' is found after the cursor, this is
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1212 an error. |exclusive| motion. {not in Vi}
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1213 *]M*
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1214 ]M Go to [count] next end of a method (for Java or
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1215 similar structured language). When not before the end
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|
1216 of a method, jump to the start or end of the class.
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|
1217 When no '}' is found after the cursor, this is an
|
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|
1218 error. |exclusive| motion. {not in Vi}
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|
1219 *[m*
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|
1220 [m Go to [count] previous start of a method (for Java or
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|
1221 similar structured language). When not after the
|
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|
1222 start of a method, jump to the start or end of the
|
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|
1223 class. When no '{' is found before the cursor this is
|
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|
1224 an error. |exclusive| motion. {not in Vi}
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|
|
1225 *[M*
|
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|
1226 [M Go to [count] previous end of a method (for Java or
|
|
|
1227 similar structured language). When not after the
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|
|
1228 end of a method, jump to the start or end of the
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|
1229 class. When no '}' is found before the cursor this is
|
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|
1230 an error. |exclusive| motion. {not in Vi}
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|
1231
|
|
|
1232 The above two commands assume that the file contains a class with methods.
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|
1233 The class definition is surrounded in '{' and '}'. Each method in the class
|
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|
1234 is also surrounded with '{' and '}'. This applies to the Java language. The
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|
|
1235 file looks like this: >
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|
1236
|
|
|
1237 // comment
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|
1238 class foo {
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|
1239 int method_one() {
|
|
|
1240 body_one();
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|
1241 }
|
|
|
1242 int method_two() {
|
|
|
1243 body_two();
|
|
|
1244 }
|
|
|
1245 }
|
|
|
1246 Starting with the cursor on "body_two()", using "[m" will jump to the '{' at
|
|
|
1247 the start of "method_two()" (obviously this is much more useful when the
|
|
|
1248 method is long!). Using "2[m" will jump to the start of "method_one()".
|
|
|
1249 Using "3[m" will jump to the start of the class.
|
|
|
1250
|
|
|
1251 *[#*
|
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|
1252 [# go to [count] previous unmatched "#if" or "#else".
|
|
|
1253 |exclusive| motion. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1254
|
|
|
1255 *]#*
|
|
|
1256 ]# go to [count] next unmatched "#else" or "#endif".
|
|
|
1257 |exclusive| motion. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1258
|
|
|
1259 These two commands work in C programs that contain #if/#else/#endif
|
|
|
1260 constructs. It brings you to the start or end of the #if/#else/#endif where
|
|
|
1261 the current line is included. You can then use "%" to go to the matching line.
|
|
|
1262
|
|
|
1263 *[star* *[/*
|
|
|
1264 [* or [/ go to [count] previous start of a C comment "/*".
|
|
|
1265 |exclusive| motion. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1266
|
|
|
1267 *]star* *]/*
|
|
|
1268 ]* or ]/ go to [count] next end of a C comment "*/".
|
|
|
1269 |exclusive| motion. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1270
|
|
|
1271
|
|
|
1272 *H*
|
|
|
1273 H To line [count] from top (Home) of window (default:
|
|
|
1274 first line on the window) on the first non-blank
|
|
|
1275 character |linewise|. See also 'startofline' option.
|
|
|
1276 Cursor is adjusted for 'scrolloff' option.
|
|
|
1277
|
|
|
1278 *M*
|
|
|
1279 M To Middle line of window, on the first non-blank
|
|
|
1280 character |linewise|. See also 'startofline' option.
|
|
|
1281
|
|
|
1282 *L*
|
|
|
1283 L To line [count] from bottom of window (default: Last
|
|
|
1284 line on the window) on the first non-blank character
|
|
|
1285 |linewise|. See also 'startofline' option.
|
|
|
1286 Cursor is adjusted for 'scrolloff' option.
|
|
|
1287
|
|
|
1288 <LeftMouse> Moves to the position on the screen where the mouse
|
|
36
|
1289 click is |exclusive|. See also |<LeftMouse>|. If the
|
|
7
|
1290 position is in a status line, that window is made the
|
|
|
1291 active window and the cursor is not moved. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1292
|
|
|
1293 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl:
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