Moving Around With vim (keyboard short cuts)

Moving Around With vim (keyboard short cuts)

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.

Created Time:2017-10-30 10:17:50  Author:lautturi