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Search forward or backward without leaving Normal mode.

Slash searches forward and question mark searches backward. Enter accepts the query; Escape cancels without moving.

Use /, ?, and Enter in the editor beside this lesson. The challenge proves it once; Practice is a timed run against the clock.

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/
Search forward for a pattern you type
?
Search backward for a pattern you type
Enter
Accept the search and jump to the match
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Practice against the clock.

The challenge proves completion once. Practice is a timed run of 15 goals — beat par, then beat your own best time. Every completed goal saves locally.

/target

Search forward for “target”.