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Going back to the previous line with Vim

I was wondering if there is a way to go back to the previous line that you were in Vim.

Say, for example, I am writing C code and I just wanted to add #include at the top of the page: I press gg and go to the beginning, add #include , and then I want to go back to the line I stopped with.

Is this possible in Vim?

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Jan 29 '11 at 15:00
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Yes. You can use `` to switch between the last two positions.

Otherwise, Ctrl + O and Ctrl + I can help you. See :help CTRL-I .

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Jan 29 '11 at 15:04
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Use the sign:

 ma

marks a spot (up to gg )

 `a

brings you back.

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