On Apr 15, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Tim Chase wrote:
> On 04/15/2011 09:50 AM, Eric Weir wrote:
>> but f/F/t/T are eluding me at the moment. I can't tell what
>> they do.
>
> They allow you to jump to (f/F) or one-character-shy-of (t/T) the Nth
> (default N=1) match of the subsequent letter. So in this paragraph, if I'm
> at the beginning (on the "T" in They), typing "f(" will go forward to the
> first paren around the "f/F". Typing "3t-" will go to the "y" in "shy". The
> F/T versions move backwards instead of forwards as f/t do. It's particularly
> powerful in concert with commands like "d" or "c". Often I want to "delete
> up to the next character {c}" such as in code, so I might use
>
> dt.
>
> to delete up to (but not including) the next period.
Thanks for the explanation, Tim. I see now why they weren't working for me --
or, why they appeared not to be working.
I'll have to practice with them, but that goes without saying.
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