Set and jump to a mark

vim

ma  `a  'a

Explanation

The mark name follows `m`; use backtick for exact position.

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Put text from the default register.

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Yank or paste from a named register.

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Inspect available registers.

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Select arbitrary text regions.

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Add text to the start of many lines at once.

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Select whole lines.

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