Move to column in Vim
Jumping to a specific line in Vim is something I do all the time:
10G
# move to line number 10
In the last couple days I've wanted to jump to a specific character in a line. I did a quick Google search and found that you use pipe:
10|
# move to character number 10 in your current line
I wondered if there was anything else to know, so I hit the help file:
:he |
Which gives you:
To screen column [count] in the current line. exclusive motion. Ceci n'est pas une pipe.
And I was like, whaaa? A little more Googling and I found this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treachery_of_Images
And that there is a list of Vim help easter eggs:
http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Best_Vim_Tips#Easter_eggs
It was like a TIL three-for-one!!
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