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Essential Motions

Till Character

Land beside a visible character with t and T.

Till motions stop one character before a forward match or one after a backward match. This is often exactly the boundary an operator needs.

Use t, T, 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

t
Stop just before the next occurrence of a character
T
Stop just after the previous occurrence of a character
;
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.

t(

Move just before the opening parenthesis with t(.