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Comment by codr7

11 hours ago

How is this easier than jumping straight to the line with absolute numbers?

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hellcow  11 hours ago

15j is easier than 4879gg. It’s a little bit quicker on big files—not a huge difference.

  • lblume  8 hours ago

    The information is also more relevant. How many lines a function or block has might make a difference, but the absolute file position is, more often than not, irrelevant.

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