Vim is a text editor that is designed to be used efficiently with keyboard shortcuts. Here are some common ways to move around in Vim:
h
: Move the cursor one character to the left.l
: Move the cursor one character to the right.k
: Move the cursor up one line.j
: Move the cursor down one line.w
: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.b
: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.e
: Move the cursor to the end of the current word.0
(zero): Move the cursor to the beginning of the current line.$
: Move the cursor to the end of the current line.gg
: Move the cursor to the beginning of the file.G
: Move the cursor to the end of the file.%
: Move the cursor to the matching parenthesis or bracket.CTRL-F
: Move forward one screenful.CTRL-B
: Move backward one screenful.You can also use the :line
command to move to a specific line number. For example, to move to line 50, you can use :50
.
You can find more information about moving around in Vim in the Vim documentation by typing :help motion
within Vim.