How do I jump backward by paragraph in Vim?
Answer
{
Explanation
The { motion moves the cursor backward to the previous blank line, jumping to the beginning of the current or previous paragraph.
How it works
{jumps backward to the previous empty line- Useful for navigating through code blocks or prose
- A count like
2{jumps back two paragraphs
Example
first paragraph
second paragraph
with extra lines
third paragraph
With the cursor on third, pressing { jumps to the blank line above. Pressing { again jumps to the blank line between the first and second paragraphs.
Tips
- Pair with
}for quick navigation through documents d{deletes from cursor backward to the start of the paragraphvipselects the inner paragraph (another useful paragraph motion)