Find on Line

Single-line jumps that never disturb your row.

Keys: f, F, t, T, ;, ,

f{c} jumps to the next {c} on the line; F{c} jumps to the previous one. t{c} stops one character before; T{c} stops one character after. ; and , repeat in the same and opposite directions.

/ is overkill for jumping to a paren on the same line. f{c} jumps to the next {c} without ever leaving the line. F jumps backward. t ("till") stops one short. Then ; repeats the jump.

To next occurrence of {c}

Key	Note
`f`
`{c}`

To previous occurrence of {c}

Key	Note
`F`
`{c}`

Up to (but not on) next {c}

Key	Note
`t`
`{c}`

Up to (but not on) previous {c}

Key	Note
`T`
`{c}`

Repeat last f/F/t/T in same direction

Key	Note
`;`

Repeat last f/F/t/T in opposite direction

Key	Note
`,`

f — find character forward

F — find character backward

t — till character forward

T — till character backward

; — repeat

, — reverse repeat

Tip. t is the operator-friendly variant. dt) deletes everything up to the next ) without eating it. df) eats it too. Choose based on whether you want to keep the delimiter.

Reference

Key	Lands on	Type
`f`{c}	Next {c} on line	Inclusive
`F`{c}	Previous {c} on line	Exclusive
`t`{c}	Char before next {c}	Inclusive
`T`{c}	Char after previous {c}	Exclusive
`;`	Repeat last find (same direction)	Same as original
`,`	Repeat last find (opposite)	—

Worked example — f and t

Inline character search.

Step 1 ·

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Step 2 · ff · ff — find 'f' on this line.

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Step 3 · 0tx · tx — till x: stops one before.

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f lands ON the char; t lands JUST before. ; repeats; , reverses. Operator-friendly: dtx deletes up to but not including 'x'.

See also: Pattern Search, Delete, Change