What do the f and t commands do in Vim?

Question

Can somebody explain to me what the f and t commands do in vim and exactly how they work? I can\'t seem to find this information but people keep telling me

Answer 1

Just to add to Michael Kristofik's answer, no description of f or t is complete without also mentioning ;.

From this Vim cheat sheet:

; "Repeat latest f, t, F or T [count] times."

So, to continue the @MichaelKristofik's theme:

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
^

type fo to go to the first 'o':

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
            ^

and then ; to go to the next one:

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
                 ^