How do I navigate through the quickfix list?

Explanation

The quickfix list holds a set of file positions, typically from compiler errors, grep results, or other tools. You navigate it with :cnext and :cprev to step through each entry.

How it works

• :cnext (or :cn) moves to the next quickfix entry
• :cprev (or :cp) moves to the previous entry
• :cfirst and :clast jump to the first and last entries
• :copen opens the quickfix window

Example

After running :make and getting 5 errors:

:cnext    " Jump to error 2
:cnext    " Jump to error 3
:cprev    " Back to error 2

Tips

• :clist shows all quickfix entries
• :cc N jumps to entry number N
• ]q and [q are unimpaired-style mappings (with vim-unimpaired plugin)
• The location list (:lnext/:lprev) is the per-window equivalent