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Asked: May 20, 20262026-05-20T19:38:05+00:00 2026-05-20T19:38:05+00:00

I notice that I use the goto match bracket key a ton in vim

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I notice that I use the goto match bracket key a ton in vim and it is really inconvenient to have it bound to the % key. Since I don’t use visual mode that often (and if I do I’m manually transitioned to it when I use my mouse) I would like to map this command to my v key.

As a side question does anyone have their ^ (go to beginning of line) and $ (go to end of line) mapped to different more convenient keys?

I guess the main problem that I’m having is that I use ^ % $ very frequently and I would like them to be mapped to more convenient keys so that I can move around more efficiently.

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    2026-05-20T19:38:06+00:00Added an answer on May 20, 2026 at 7:38 pm

    What’s the deal? Use

    map v %
    

    In this way you can also map ^ and $ keys. For example, I prefer to map ^ to the Home key:

    nmap <Home> ^
    imap <Home> <Esc>I
    
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