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I know that gg and G can move the cursor to the top and bottom of the file. But is there a way to jump to the top or bottom of the visible window?

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  • Capital H does not work for me. I'm using Linux ubuntuxfr 5.4.0-77-generic #86~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 18 01:23:22 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux i can only get the cursor within 5 or sometimes 6 lines from the top of the window ( unless i'm editing one of the very first lines in the file ). Other distros i've used in the past did not have this issue. thoughts ?
    – ochoa
    Jul 18, 2021 at 23:11
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Type H (capital H, H for "high") to move to the top of the screen.

Type M (capital M, M for "middle") to move to the middle of the screen.

Type L (capital L, L for "low") to move to the bottom of the screen.

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    Since j moves down and k moves up, it's a little awkward that J and K don't make these top/bottom movements. Is there a mnemonic to remember these by, similar to M for "middle" like @Caco points out? Mar 4, 2020 at 3:02
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    @user1717828 H for High, L for Low. Mar 4, 2020 at 4:09
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    mnemonic H high -- top L low -- bottom
    – Marcio
    May 28, 2021 at 14:10
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    @Marcio I also edited the answer to include the mnemonics, since you were not the only one to comment on it... Thanks for your contribution and welcome to the site!
    – filbranden
    May 28, 2021 at 16:32

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