Go to definition using g

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created 2003 · complexity basic · author Nitya · version 6.0

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Place the cursor on any variable in your program.

• gd will take you to the local declaration.
• gD will take you to the global declaration.
• g* search for the word under the cursor (like *, but g* on 'rain' will find words like 'rainbow').
• g# same as g* but in backward direction.
• gg goes to the first line in the buffer (or provide a count before the command for a specific line).
• G goes to the last line (or provide a count before the command for a specific line).

See also

• gf will go to the file under the cursor
• g] and other commands will jump to a tag definition (a tag can be a function or variable name, or more).