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In Visual Mode, you can do this using the o keystroke.
However with search highlighting, ie ? or / -- I have a whole selection, but I want to move specifically to the last character of the highlight.
I'm assuming there is a keystroke out there that accomplishes this. Is this the case?
Thanks in advance.
gn + <Escape>
gn Search forward for the last used search pattern, like
with n, and start Visual mode to select the match.
If the cursor is on the match, visually selects it.
If an operator is pending, operates on the match.
E.g., "dgn" deletes the text of the next match.
If Visual mode is active, extends the selection
until the end of the next match.
This will leave you already on the last character of the highlight so you only need to press <Escape>.
You can add various parameters or commands for the offset of where the cursor lands.
/test/e on the last t of "test
More info here: http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/pattern.html#search-offset
