RE: gf - How to get back in one hop

> Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 21:37:42 -0500
> From: vim@tim.thechases.com
> To: vim_use@googlegroups.com
> CC: rfulbrig@hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: gf - How to get back in one hop
>
> > While editing a file, I issue the 'gf' 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 'gf' command. How can I return to the original
> > file in one step?
>
> You can try control+^ which toggles between the current file and
> the alternate file (which, in this case should be the one you
> used "gf" in). It might not work if you jump to other files (or
> possibly move into other buffers), but for your base case, it
> should do the job.
>
> -tim
>
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control+^ works great! That was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much.