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The default leader has been changed to <Leader><Leader> to avoid conflicts with other plugins you may have installed. This can easily be changed back to pre-1.3 behavior by rebinding the leader in your vimrc:

    Default Mapping      | Details
    ---------------------|----------------------------------------------
    <Leader>f{char}      | Find {char} to the right. See |f|.
    <Leader>F{char}      | Find {char} to the left. See |F|.
    <Leader>t{char}      | Till before the {char} to the right. See |t|.
    <Leader>T{char}      | Till after the {char} to the left. See |T|.
    <Leader>w            | Beginning of word forward. See |w|.
    <Leader>W            | Beginning of WORD forward. See |W|.
    <Leader>b            | Beginning of word backward. See |b|.
    <Leader>B            | Beginning of WORD backward. See |B|.
    <Leader>e            | End of word forward. See |e|.
    <Leader>E            | End of WORD forward. See |E|.
    <Leader>ge           | End of word backward. See |ge|.
    <Leader>gE           | End of WORD backward. See |gE|.
    <Leader>j            | Line downward. See |j|.
    <Leader>k            | Line upward. See |k|.
    <Leader>n            | Jump to latest "/" or "?" forward. See |n|.
    <Leader>N            | Jump to latest "/" or "?" backward. See |N|.
    <Leader>s            | Find(Search) {char} forward and backward.
                         | See |f| and |F|.

Basic EasyMotion Commands#

Word Navigation#

  • Jump to beginning of words:
<Leader>w

Highlights the beginnings of words forward from the cursor.

  • Jump to end of words:
<Leader>e

Highlights the end of words forward from the cursor.

  • Jump to a specific word (backward):
<Leader>b

Highlights the beginnings of words backward from the cursor.

  • Jump to a specific character (forward):
<Leader>f{char}

Highlights all instances of {char} forward from the cursor.

  • Jump to a specific character (backward):
<Leader>F{char}

Highlights all instances of {char} backward from the cursor.

  • Jump to a specific character (2-character search):
<Leader>t{char1}{char2}

Highlights occurrences of the two-character sequence {char1}{char2}.

Line Navigation#

  • Jump to a specific line (forward):
<Leader>j

Highlights all lines forward from the cursor.

  • Jump to a specific line (backward):
<Leader>k

Highlights all lines backward from the cursor.

Line Column Navigation#

  • Jump to any column in the current line:
<Leader>l

Highlights each column on the current line.

Search Within a Motion#

Combine EasyMotion with standard Vim motions: - Search within a word motion:

<Leader>/

Enter a search term and use EasyMotion to jump to matches.

Mark Jump#

  • Jump to a specific mark:
<Leader>m

Highlights all marks visible in the file.

Customizations#

Set EasyMotion leader key#

If you want a custom leader (e.g., ,):

let g:EasyMotion_leader_key = ','

Change highlighting colors#

Customize the colors for better visibility:

highlight EasyMotionTarget ctermbg=red ctermfg=white
highlight EasyMotionShade ctermbg=none ctermfg=gray

Control key bindings#

Disable default mappings and create custom ones:

let g:EasyMotion_do_mapping = 0
nmap <Leader><Leader>w <Plug>(easymotion-w)