Find a character: f t F ; — Vim

Find the "(" in two keystrokes. f puts the cursor ON the target; t stops just before it — which is exactly what you want when an operator is about to eat everything up to there.

Vim Find a character: f t F ;

intermediate » Jump onto the next ( with f.

goal

print(value)

scratch.txt

1 print(value)

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keys

your keystrokes appear here as you press them

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