vim/Keyshort/Jump/Back and Forward

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  • Jump Back and Forward Through the Jump List Card
    • Shortcut: <C-o> back, <C-i> forward
    • Description: Steps through vim/jump/list, the record of every position jumped away from — across files, not just within a buffer. The browser back/forward button of Vim.
    • The Mnemonic: O for older, I for the opposite (and <C-i> is the same byte as <Tab>, which is why <Tab> sometimes appears to jump forward).
  • Inspect the Jump List Card
    • Shortcut: :ju
    • Description: Prints the jump list with position 0 as the most recent entry.
  • My Note
    • This is what makes gd safe to press freely: jump to a definition, read it, <C-o> back to where the question started (see LazyVim/Keyshort/LSP/Navigation).
    • Only jumps are recorded — searches, G, gg, marks, and tag jumps. Plain j / k movement is not, so the list stays coarse enough to be useful.
    • The same two keys navigate help tags, which is the context they are documented in on vim/Keyshort/Help/Tag/Browse Back and Forward. <leader>sj in LazyVim opens a picker over the list.