“Find next” in Vim

Question

To search forward in Vim for cake, I\'d type /cake, but the cursor jumps to the first match when I press return. Is there a Vim command analogo

Answer 1

The most useful shortcut in Vim, IMHO, is the * key.

Put the cursor on a word and hit the * key and you will jump to the next instance of that word.

The # key does the same, but it jumps to the previous instance of the word.

It is truly a time saver.