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> Or d7w, or c9j… I can’t count seven words or nine lines as fast as I can just tap vwwwwwwwd or shift-vjjjjjjjjjc, because in the latter case I only have to pick out whether the cursor has reached the target, allowing me to blast out four w, then three, then two, with increasing precision as I converge.

No one actually counts :) For vertical motions, I use {/} and search; horizontal motions can use w/W/b/B/e/E, t/f/T/F as well. If you’re counting, you’re doing it wrong: big numbers can’t be recognized quickly, small numbers it’s faster to press ‘.’ than to hit the digit.



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