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Find a character: f, t, F, T, ; and ,

Jump onto (or right next to) any character on the line.

?how it works

f{char} finds the next {char} on the line and puts the cursor on it. t{char} goes till the character, stopping just before it. The capitals search backwards: F{char} lands on the previous {char} and T{char} just after it.

; repeats your last f, t, F or T in the same direction, and , repeats it in the opposite direction. If f, stops at the wrong comma, tap ; until you reach the right one, and , if you go one too far.

t really pays off with operators: dt) deletes up to the closing paren and ct" changes everything up to the next quote. Combined with ., ; gives you a quick "find the next one, do it again" loop.

These only look along the current line. To find something on another line, search with /.

⌨keys

`f{char}`	forward onto the next {char} on the line
`t{char}`	forward till just before the next {char}
`F{char}`	backward onto the previous {char}
`T{char}`	backward till just after the previous {char}
`;`	repeat the last f/t/F/T
`,`	repeat the last f/t/F/T in the opposite direction

4 drills

Find it with f: Jump onto the highlighted character with f followed by that character.
Delete up to it with dt: Delete from the cursor up to (but not including) the closing character with dt{char}.
Backwards with F and T: The target is behind you. Use F{char} to land on a character, or T{char} to land just after it.
Find, fix, repeat: ; and .: Put a space after every comma. Find the first comma with f,, fix it, then repeat with ; (next comma) and . (same fix).

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