~ / motions / whole-filelesson 4/6

The whole file: gg, G, {n}G and :{n}

Jump to the first line, the last line, or any line by number.

?how it works

gg goes to the first line and G to the last. Give either one a count and it goes to that line instead: 12G (or 12gg) jumps to line 12. Typing :12 and pressing Enter does the same from the command line.

Relative numbers are best for short hops. Absolute numbers win when you already know which line you want, say from an error message or a code review comment. The current line in the gutter always shows its absolute number, and the target panel shows absolute numbers too.

gg, G and {n}G are jumps: Neovim remembers where you came from, so you can get back. (:12 isn't a jump.) More on that in Find & Jump.

⌨keys

`gg`	first line of the file
`G`	last line of the file
`{count}G`	line {count}, e.g. 12G (12gg works too)
`:{count}<CR>`	line {count} from the command line (not a jump)

Nin neovim

Neovim turns 'startofline' off by default, so gg, G, {count}G and :{count} keep the cursor in the same column (when the line is long enough). Classic Vim moves you to the first non-blank character instead. The same goes for H, M, L and the scrolling keys. To get the Vim behaviour back, :set startofline.

3 drills

Top and bottom: Jump to the first line with gg or the last line with G. Notice that Neovim keeps your column.
Go to line N: A linter flagged the line shown in the target. Read its number from the target panel and jump there with {n}G.
Line numbers from the command line: Jump to the target's line with :{n} and Enter, then to the highlighted spot on that line. (G is off for this one.)

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