vim move to first non-blank in same column
In vim, how can I move the cursor down (or up) to the first line
containing a non-blank character in the same column ?
For example, in the following text:
item1
item2
item3
item4
item5
item6
If the cursor is on the e in item1, move the cursor to the e in item4.
If on the m in item3, move to the m in item5.
FYI, I'm looking for a quick and efficient way to navigate formatted text.
(P.S. Those are spaces not tabs.)
vim
asked May 16 '14 at 12:29
LqueryvgLqueryvg
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In vim, how can I move the cursor down (or up) to the first line
containing a non-blank character in the same column ?
For example, in the following text:
item1
item2
item3
item4
item5
item6
If the cursor is on the e in item1, move the cursor to the e in item4.
If on the m in item3, move to the m in item5.
FYI, I'm looking for a quick and efficient way to navigate formatted text.
(P.S. Those are spaces not tabs.)
vim
asked May 16 '14 at 12:29
LqueryvgLqueryvg
473210
add a comment |
In vim, how can I move the cursor down (or up) to the first line
containing a non-blank character in the same column ?
For example, in the following text:
item1
item2
item3
item4
item5
item6
If the cursor is on the e in item1, move the cursor to the e in item4.
If on the m in item3, move to the m in item5.
FYI, I'm looking for a quick and efficient way to navigate formatted text.
(P.S. Those are spaces not tabs.)
vim
asked May 16 '14 at 12:29
LqueryvgLqueryvg
473210
In vim, how can I move the cursor down (or up) to the first line
containing a non-blank character in the same column ?
For example, in the following text:
item1
item2
item3
item4
item5
item6
If the cursor is on the e in item1, move the cursor to the e in item4.
If on the m in item3, move to the m in item5.
FYI, I'm looking for a quick and efficient way to navigate formatted text.
(P.S. Those are spaces not tabs.)
vim
vim
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You could use the following mappings to do this. (There might be some edge cases I didn't think of)
nnoremap <leader>d m':exec '/%' . col(".") . 'cS'<CR>``n
nnoremap <leader>u m':exec '?%' . col(".") . 'cS'<CR>``n
The important part is :exec '/%' . col(".") . 'c' This matches the current column. This is taken directly from :h %c. Then I added a S to match non whitespace. m' and `` is used to store the current position and restore it around the execute statement. This is necessary since using the execute places us at the start of the line which could lead to erratic behavior (skipping too many lines in some cases). After executing this I go to the first match with n. The only difference between the up and down version is which direction we search / for down and ? for up.
If you instead wanted to do this with virtual columns (i.e. tabs) replace %c with %v.
answered May 16 '14 at 17:17
FDinoffFDinoff
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That's superb; it's exactly what I was looking for! I think I will map these to<leader>jand<leader>krespectively. The only thing I will add is:nohto the end of each to clear highlights. I also note this would clobber any previous search or highlights that may have been in place, but this essentially does what I wanted. Thanks !
– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 17:59
1
@Lqueryvg while it does clobber the search register you can still usenandNto move up and down the column.
– FDinoff
May 16 '14 at 18:00
Even better ! Thanks again!!
– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 18:06
add a comment |
My JumpToVerticalOccurrence plugin provides ]| and [| mappings that provide just that, supporting [count] and without clobbering the current search pattern.
answered May 16 '14 at 19:06
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
17.4k22343
Thanks for this. I will explore the plugin as well as the "one-liner" solution.
– Lqueryvg
May 20 '14 at 8:43
add a comment |
If you want this for code or configuration files with a defined indentation system (assuming that falls under "formatted text"), jeetsukumaran/vim-indentwise works well for relative, absolute, or block-scope movements across indented blocks.
answered Jan 4 at 13:46
HarryHarry
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You could use the following mappings to do this. (There might be some edge cases I didn't think of)
nnoremap <leader>d m':exec '/%' . col(".") . 'cS'<CR>``n
nnoremap <leader>u m':exec '?%' . col(".") . 'cS'<CR>``n
The important part is :exec '/%' . col(".") . 'c' This matches the current column. This is taken directly from :h %c. Then I added a S to match non whitespace. m' and `` is used to store the current position and restore it around the execute statement. This is necessary since using the execute places us at the start of the line which could lead to erratic behavior (skipping too many lines in some cases). After executing this I go to the first match with n. The only difference between the up and down version is which direction we search / for down and ? for up.
If you instead wanted to do this with virtual columns (i.e. tabs) replace %c with %v.
answered May 16 '14 at 17:17
FDinoffFDinoff
1,5431718
1
That's superb; it's exactly what I was looking for! I think I will map these to<leader>jand<leader>krespectively. The only thing I will add is:nohto the end of each to clear highlights. I also note this would clobber any previous search or highlights that may have been in place, but this essentially does what I wanted. Thanks !
– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 17:59
1
@Lqueryvg while it does clobber the search register you can still usenandNto move up and down the column.
– FDinoff
May 16 '14 at 18:00
Even better ! Thanks again!!
– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 18:06
add a comment |
You could use the following mappings to do this. (There might be some edge cases I didn't think of)
nnoremap <leader>d m':exec '/%' . col(".") . 'cS'<CR>``n
nnoremap <leader>u m':exec '?%' . col(".") . 'cS'<CR>``n
The important part is :exec '/%' . col(".") . 'c' This matches the current column. This is taken directly from :h %c. Then I added a S to match non whitespace. m' and `` is used to store the current position and restore it around the execute statement. This is necessary since using the execute places us at the start of the line which could lead to erratic behavior (skipping too many lines in some cases). After executing this I go to the first match with n. The only difference between the up and down version is which direction we search / for down and ? for up.
If you instead wanted to do this with virtual columns (i.e. tabs) replace %c with %v.
answered May 16 '14 at 17:17
FDinoffFDinoff
1,5431718
1
That's superb; it's exactly what I was looking for! I think I will map these to<leader>jand<leader>krespectively. The only thing I will add is:nohto the end of each to clear highlights. I also note this would clobber any previous search or highlights that may have been in place, but this essentially does what I wanted. Thanks !
– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 17:59
1
@Lqueryvg while it does clobber the search register you can still usenandNto move up and down the column.
– FDinoff
May 16 '14 at 18:00
Even better ! Thanks again!!
– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 18:06
add a comment |
You could use the following mappings to do this. (There might be some edge cases I didn't think of)
nnoremap <leader>d m':exec '/%' . col(".") . 'cS'<CR>``n
nnoremap <leader>u m':exec '?%' . col(".") . 'cS'<CR>``n
The important part is :exec '/%' . col(".") . 'c' This matches the current column. This is taken directly from :h %c. Then I added a S to match non whitespace. m' and `` is used to store the current position and restore it around the execute statement. This is necessary since using the execute places us at the start of the line which could lead to erratic behavior (skipping too many lines in some cases). After executing this I go to the first match with n. The only difference between the up and down version is which direction we search / for down and ? for up.
If you instead wanted to do this with virtual columns (i.e. tabs) replace %c with %v.
answered May 16 '14 at 17:17
FDinoffFDinoff
1,5431718
You could use the following mappings to do this. (There might be some edge cases I didn't think of)
nnoremap <leader>d m':exec '/%' . col(".") . 'cS'<CR>``n
nnoremap <leader>u m':exec '?%' . col(".") . 'cS'<CR>``n
The important part is :exec '/%' . col(".") . 'c' This matches the current column. This is taken directly from :h %c. Then I added a S to match non whitespace. m' and `` is used to store the current position and restore it around the execute statement. This is necessary since using the execute places us at the start of the line which could lead to erratic behavior (skipping too many lines in some cases). After executing this I go to the first match with n. The only difference between the up and down version is which direction we search / for down and ? for up.
If you instead wanted to do this with virtual columns (i.e. tabs) replace %c with %v.
answered May 16 '14 at 17:17
FDinoffFDinoff
1,5431718
edited May 16 '14 at 17:26
answered May 16 '14 at 17:17
FDinoffFDinoff
1,5431718
answered May 16 '14 at 17:17
FDinoffFDinoff
1,5431718
answered May 16 '14 at 17:17
FDinoffFDinoff
1,5431718
1,5431718
1
That's superb; it's exactly what I was looking for! I think I will map these to<leader>jand<leader>krespectively. The only thing I will add is:nohto the end of each to clear highlights. I also note this would clobber any previous search or highlights that may have been in place, but this essentially does what I wanted. Thanks !
– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 17:59
1
@Lqueryvg while it does clobber the search register you can still usenandNto move up and down the column.
– FDinoff
May 16 '14 at 18:00
Even better ! Thanks again!!
– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 18:06
add a comment |
1
That's superb; it's exactly what I was looking for! I think I will map these to<leader>jand<leader>krespectively. The only thing I will add is:nohto the end of each to clear highlights. I also note this would clobber any previous search or highlights that may have been in place, but this essentially does what I wanted. Thanks !
– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 17:59
1
@Lqueryvg while it does clobber the search register you can still usenandNto move up and down the column.
– FDinoff
May 16 '14 at 18:00
Even better ! Thanks again!!
– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 18:06
1
1
That's superb; it's exactly what I was looking for! I think I will map these to
<leader>j and <leader>k respectively. The only thing I will add is :noh to the end of each to clear highlights. I also note this would clobber any previous search or highlights that may have been in place, but this essentially does what I wanted. Thanks !– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 17:59
That's superb; it's exactly what I was looking for! I think I will map these to
<leader>j and <leader>k respectively. The only thing I will add is :noh to the end of each to clear highlights. I also note this would clobber any previous search or highlights that may have been in place, but this essentially does what I wanted. Thanks !– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 17:59
1
1
@Lqueryvg while it does clobber the search register you can still use
n and N to move up and down the column.– FDinoff
May 16 '14 at 18:00
@Lqueryvg while it does clobber the search register you can still use
n and N to move up and down the column.– FDinoff
May 16 '14 at 18:00
Even better ! Thanks again!!
– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 18:06
Even better ! Thanks again!!
– Lqueryvg
May 16 '14 at 18:06
add a comment |
My JumpToVerticalOccurrence plugin provides ]| and [| mappings that provide just that, supporting [count] and without clobbering the current search pattern.
answered May 16 '14 at 19:06
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
17.4k22343
Thanks for this. I will explore the plugin as well as the "one-liner" solution.
– Lqueryvg
May 20 '14 at 8:43
add a comment |
My JumpToVerticalOccurrence plugin provides ]| and [| mappings that provide just that, supporting [count] and without clobbering the current search pattern.
answered May 16 '14 at 19:06
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
17.4k22343
Thanks for this. I will explore the plugin as well as the "one-liner" solution.
– Lqueryvg
May 20 '14 at 8:43
add a comment |
My JumpToVerticalOccurrence plugin provides ]| and [| mappings that provide just that, supporting [count] and without clobbering the current search pattern.
answered May 16 '14 at 19:06
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
17.4k22343
My JumpToVerticalOccurrence plugin provides ]| and [| mappings that provide just that, supporting [count] and without clobbering the current search pattern.
answered May 16 '14 at 19:06
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
17.4k22343
answered May 16 '14 at 19:06
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
17.4k22343
answered May 16 '14 at 19:06
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
17.4k22343
answered May 16 '14 at 19:06
Ingo KarkatIngo Karkat
17.4k22343
17.4k22343
Thanks for this. I will explore the plugin as well as the "one-liner" solution.
– Lqueryvg
May 20 '14 at 8:43
add a comment |
Thanks for this. I will explore the plugin as well as the "one-liner" solution.
– Lqueryvg
May 20 '14 at 8:43
Thanks for this. I will explore the plugin as well as the "one-liner" solution.
– Lqueryvg
May 20 '14 at 8:43
Thanks for this. I will explore the plugin as well as the "one-liner" solution.
– Lqueryvg
May 20 '14 at 8:43
add a comment |
If you want this for code or configuration files with a defined indentation system (assuming that falls under "formatted text"), jeetsukumaran/vim-indentwise works well for relative, absolute, or block-scope movements across indented blocks.
answered Jan 4 at 13:46
HarryHarry
1012
add a comment |
If you want this for code or configuration files with a defined indentation system (assuming that falls under "formatted text"), jeetsukumaran/vim-indentwise works well for relative, absolute, or block-scope movements across indented blocks.
answered Jan 4 at 13:46
HarryHarry
1012
add a comment |
If you want this for code or configuration files with a defined indentation system (assuming that falls under "formatted text"), jeetsukumaran/vim-indentwise works well for relative, absolute, or block-scope movements across indented blocks.
answered Jan 4 at 13:46
HarryHarry
1012
If you want this for code or configuration files with a defined indentation system (assuming that falls under "formatted text"), jeetsukumaran/vim-indentwise works well for relative, absolute, or block-scope movements across indented blocks.
answered Jan 4 at 13:46
HarryHarry
1012
answered Jan 4 at 13:46
HarryHarry
1012
answered Jan 4 at 13:46
HarryHarry
1012
answered Jan 4 at 13:46
HarryHarry
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