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Essential Motions

Find Character

Jump onto a visible character in the current line.

f searches forward, F searches backward, and ; repeats the last find. The motion stays within the current line and does nothing when no match exists.

Use f, F, and ; in the editor beside this lesson. Practice is where you learn it, with the answer a click away; the Test is graded, unaided, and the only thing that marks this lesson complete.

Keys in this lesson

f
Find the next occurrence of a character on this line
F
Find the previous occurrence of a character on this line
;
Repeat the last f, F, t, or T on this line
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Practice to learn it. Test to prove it.

Practice keeps the answer a click away — endlessly in Free, or as a 15-goal run against par and your own best time in Timed. The Test gives you 8 goals with no hints and a keystroke budget on each; passing it is what marks this lesson complete.

f(

Find the next opening parenthesis on this line with f(.