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

fx jumps to the next x on the line.

tx jumps to the character just before the next x on the line.

You can use Fx and Tx to reach the previous x.

You can use 2fx to jump to the second x on the line.

So, fFand tT are useful when you want to go quickly to the next set of parentheses (f() or delete everything from the cursor to, but excluding, the previous = (dT=) and so on…

See :h motion.txt. It will blow your mind.