Practical Vim, 2nd Edition

Tip 59

Snap Between Files Using Global Marks

A global mark is a kind of bookmark that allows us to jump between files. Marks can be especially useful for snapping back to a file after exploring a codebase.

The m{letter} command allows us to create a mark at the current cursor position (mⓘ). Lowercase letters create marks that are local to a buffer, whereas uppercase letters create global marks. Having set a mark, we can snap our cursor back to it with the `{letter} command (`ⓘ).

Try this: open up your vimrc file and press mV to set a global mark (mnemonic: V for vimrc). Switch to another file and then press `V, and you should snap back to the global mark you set in the vimrc file. By default, global marks are persisted between editing sessions ...