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Beginner
10 min
Jumping to File Positions
Navigation & Jumping
Task Instructions
Master file position jumping with gg and G commands
Use 'gg' to jump to the beginning of the file and 'G' to jump to the end of the file. Practice jumping between these positions.
Learning objectives
- Master gg and G commands for file navigation
- Understand file position jumping
- Practice efficient file traversal
lesson.txt
Start
Jump to the beginning of this file and then to the end. Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 Line 6 Line 7 Line 8 Line 9 Line 10 This is the last line.
Goal
Jump to the beginning of this file and then to the end. Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 Line 6 Line 7 Line 8 Line 9 Line 10 This is the last line.
Helpful commands
- gg
- Go to beginning of file
- G
- Go to end of file
- :n
- Go to line n
Stuck? Peek at a hint 2 hints · try it on your own first
- gg = go to beginning, G = go to end
- You can also use :1 for first line and :$ for last line
Jump to the beginning of this file and then to the end.
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
Line 6
Line 7
Line 8
Line 9
Line 10
This is the last line.