Vim undo tree

Vim has an undo tree and there's two different ways to iterate with your changes.

One way to undo/redo changes is with: u and <Ctrl>r. This moves the current state based on the current branch in the tree.

The other way is using g- and g+. In this case it moves based on the timestamp of that change.

So here's an example to follow:

1. add a line: added_line_1
2. update this line: updated_line_1
3. undo this change: u
4. add another line: added_line_2

If you run through these steps your undo tree will be something like:

 o  [3] "added_line_2" <= "current_state"
 | *  [2] "updated_line_1"
 |/
 *  [1] "added_line_1"
 *  [0] "empty_file"

Now, if you undo with u will be in this state:

 *  [3] "added_line_2"
 | *  [2] "updated_line_1"
 |/
 o  [1] "added_line_1" <= "current_state"
 *  [0] "empty_file"

Otherwise if you undo with g- will be in this part of the tree:

 *  [3] "added_line_2"
 | o  [2] "updated_line_1" <= "current_state"
 |/
 *  [1] "added_line_1"
 *  [0] "empty_file"

You can check gundo vim plugin for tree visualization.