Motions

A motion is any command that moves the cursor. We’ve learned a lot of these implicitly throughout the course so far. We know that gg takes us to the top of the file — that’s a motion. We know that w lets us jump from word to word — also a motion. We also know that we can use fX to jump to the next X on the line — again, it’s a motion!

Motions can be used in conjunction with operators. When you combine an operator with a motion — like dt; from the first section in this lesson — the operator is applied over the area that the motion covers.

Let’s experiment. In the editor, try combining any of the operators we know with the motions we’ve picked up throughout the course.