How do I move backward to the end of the previous word?

Explanation

The ge motion moves the cursor backward to the end of the previous word. This fills the gap left by b (which goes to the beginning of the previous word).

How it works

• ge moves backward to the last character of the previous word
• Useful when you need to position at the end of a word behind the cursor
• Counts work: 3ge goes back three word-ends

Example

hello world

With the cursor on w, pressing ge lands on o (end of hello).

Tips

• gE moves backward to the end of the previous WORD (whitespace-delimited)
• e is the forward counterpart
• dge deletes backward to the end of the previous word
• Combine with cge to change backward through a word ending