How to move one word left in the vi editor

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Suresh picture Suresh · Dec 20, 2010 · Viewed 69.6k times · Source

I use the shortcut w to move the cursor one word right. Is there a shortcut to move a word left?

Answer

Wazery picture Wazery · Dec 20, 2010

Use b to move back one word.

Use w to move forward one word.

And here is a cheat sheet that might be useful for you:

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Source: Graphical vi-vim Cheat Sheet and Tutorial

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