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Search forward or backward without leaving Normal mode.

Slash searches forward and question mark searches backward. Enter accepts the query; Escape cancels without moving.

Use /, ?, and Enter 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

/: Search forward for a pattern you type
?: Search backward for a pattern you type
Enter: Accept the search and jump to the match

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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.