Monday, April 9, 2012

Re: gf - How to get back in one hop

On Saturday, April 7, 2012 7:33:12 PM UTC-7, roho wrote:
> While editing a file, I issue the &#39;gf&#39; command while the cursor is on a file name and the file is opened in the editor. I move around in the newly opened file and issue ctrl-o multiple times to retrace my steps back to the original file where I ran the &#39;gf&#39; command. How can I return to the original file in one step? I have tried 999ctrl-o, but ctrl-o wants an exact number. I can see the number of steps using :jumps and when I enter ctrl-o with the exact number I get back to the original file, but I am looking for a way to avoid the manual process of getting the number from :jumps and then use that number with ctrl-o. </div></div>

Your question has been accurately answered already, but I thought I'd mention another, general-purpose technique. You can set a global mark with mA, then 'A when you want to return.

///ark

Mark Wilden
Web Applications Developer
California Academy of Sciences

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