How do I jump between sections using [[ and ]] motions?

Explanation

The ]] and [[ motions jump between sections, traditionally defined as lines starting with { in the first column. In practice, this jumps between function definitions in C-like code.

How it works

• ]] jumps forward to the next section start (opening { in column 1)
• [[ jumps backward to the previous section start
• ][ jumps forward to the next section end (closing } in column 1)
• [] jumps backward to the previous section end

Example

void foo() {
    ...
}

void bar() {
    ...
}

With the cursor in foo, pressing ]] jumps to the { of bar.

Tips

• In languages without column-1 braces, these may not work as expected
• Some filetypes remap these to language-specific section jumps
• Counts work: 3]] jumps forward 3 sections
• Can be used with operators: d]] deletes to the next section