:set jumpoptions+=stack,view
When you jump around large files with and , the default behavior can feel disorienting because your cursor position may return but your viewport context does no
:set jumpoptions+=stack
By default, Vim's jumplist can feel surprising: if you jump backward and then make a new jump, the old forward path is not always discarded like a browser histo
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Most Vim users know jumps backward in the jumplist, but fewer use a count with it.
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Jumping backward with is fast, but in folded or dense files it can land you in a collapsed section or near the edge of the screen, forcing extra cleanup keystro
:keepjumps normal! /\Vtarget\<CR>
Repeated navigational searches can pollute the jump list, especially when you are doing targeted inspections before returning to your main edit location.
navigation #navigation #search #jumplist #normal-mode #workflow
:keepjumps normal! gg
Sometimes you need to make a quick structural move (for example, jump to top, inspect context, then return) without polluting jump navigation history.
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When you jump around a file, Vim tracks prior locations.
navigation #navigation #motions #marks #jumplist #normal-mode
:set jumpoptions+=view
By default, when you navigate the jump list with (older) or (newer), Neovim restores the cursor's line and column but does NOT restore where the window was scro
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Vim maintains a jumplist — a history of every "jump" you make (searches, marks, gg, G, %, etc.
