# Chapter 1: Cursor Movement

Welcome to Chapter 1, this chapter will learn simple cursor movement operations.

If you already have a certain foundation, this part can be skipped, directly `G` to the end of the document according to the operation into the next chapter.

## Move the cursor

### Unit level

* `h` left one character
* `j` line down
* `k` line up
* `l` right one character

### Word level

* `w` or `W` move right to the beginning of the word
* `e` or `E` move right to the end of the word
* `b` or `B` move left to the beginning of the word

*Note: Lowercase letters treat word characters as boundaries, uppercase letters treat spaces as boundaries*

> Try to feel the various movements in the following character blocks!

```
This project's GitHub url is https://github.com/dofy/learn-vim
Please clone it to your local folder and open the first file which is
named chapter01.md via following command "vim chapter01.md"
and welcome to https://yahaha.net :)
```

### Block level

* `gg` to the first line of the document
* `G` to the last line of the document
* `0` to the beginning of the line (column 1)
* `^` to the first non-whitespace character
* `$` to the end of the line
* `H` move to the top of the screen
* `M` move to the middle of the screen
* `L` move to the bottom of the screen
* `Ctrl-d` move down half a page
* `Ctrl-u` move up half a page
* `Ctrl-f` move down one page
* `Ctrl-b` move up one page
* `:<N>` or `<N>gg` jump to line N
* `:+<N>` or `<N>j` jump down N lines
* `:-<N>` or `<N>k` jump up N lines

*Note: A number N can be added before all commands, which means that the command behind it is executed N times. For example, if you want to move down 3 lines, you can use `:+3` or `3j` to achieve the same effect. In addition, there are actually two commands above: one is executed immediately after typing, such as `gg`; the other is to enter `:` first (there will be a `/` first), this type of command needs to be executed after the input is completed. Press Enter, which is the same in the following tutorials.*

> Now you can swim in the current file. When you are familiar with various movement operations, you can locate the current document to the last line by pressing `G` and enter the next chapter according to the prompt.
>
> Place the cursor anywhere in the file name behind it and press the keyboard `gf` to enter [Chapter 2](https://dofy.gitbook.io/learn-vim/en/chapter02).