Neovim 101 — Motion
Vim motion or movement (:h motion
) is a command that moves the cursor. In this article, we will explore plugins that can improve the user experience using Vim motions.
This article is part of the Neovim 101 series.
The Neovim configuration files are available in this repository.
Getting Started
In the Neovim for Beginners series, we walked through the basics of Vim motions and plugins that can enhance the built-in motions.
You should check out this article to refresh the basics!
Built-in Motions
Before using any plugins, we should be familiar with the built-in motion commands. The help documentation (:h motion.txt
) provides a good introduction to
- motions and operators (
:h operator
) - left-right motions (
:h left-right-motions
) - up-down motions (
:h up-down-motions
)