| Tip 49 | Move Word-Wise |
Vim has two speeds for moving backward and forward word-wise. Both allow for a more rapid traversal than moving by one column at a time.
Vim provides a handful of motions that let us move the cursor forward and backward by one word at a time (see word-motionsⓘ). They’re summarized in this table:
| Command | Move Cursor |
|---|---|
w | Forward to start of next word |
b | Backward to start of current/previous word |
e | Forward to end of current/next word |
ge | Backward to end of previous word |
We can think of these motions as coming in pairs: the w and b commands both target the start of a word, while the e and ge commands target the end of a word. w and e both advance the cursor forward, while b and ge move the cursor backward. This matrix of word-wise ...
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