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4.4. Marking Your Place
During a vi session, you can mark your place in the file with an
invisible "bookmark," perform edits elsewhere, then
return to your marked place. In command mode:
- mx
- Marks the current position with x (x
can be any letter).
- 'x
- (apostrophe) Moves the cursor to the first character of the line marked by x.
- `x
- (backquote) Moves the cursor to the character marked by x.
- ``
- (backquotes) Returns to the exact position of the previous mark
or context after a move.
- ''
- (apostrophes) Returns to the beginning of the line of
the previous mark or context.
NOTE:
Place markers are set only during the current vi session;
they are not stored in the file.
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