Practical Vim, 2nd Edition

Tip 106

Browse the Quickfix List

The quickfix list holds a collection of locations from one or more files. Each record could be an error raised by the compiler when running :make, or it could be a search match from running :grep. No matter how the list was forged, we must be able to navigate these records. In this tip, we’ll review the ways of browsing the quickfix list.

An exhaustive list of commands for navigating the quickfix list can be found by looking up quickfixⓘ. Table 17, ​Commands for Working with the Quickfix List​ shows some of the most useful.

Table 17. Commands for Working with the Quickfix List

Command	Action
:cnext	Jump to next item
:cprev	Jump to previous item
:cfirst	Jump to first item
:clast	Jump to last item
:cnfile	Jump to first ...