Linux.com: Vim Tips: Moving Around Using Marks and Jumps | Linux Today

Linux.com: Vim Tips: Moving Around Using Marks and Jumps

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 18, 2006

“Editing in Vim can be a breeze, if you know how to make use of
its more advanced features. Moving around files can feel like a
slog if you’re stuck with the basic movement keys, but editing is
effortless when you have command of marks and jumps.

“Basically, a mark is a bookmark or placeholder that allows you
to return to a spot in the file where you were editing. This can be
handy when you’re working on longer projects, whether you’re
writing a long paper, making changes to your Apache configuration,
or writing code…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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