"Find next" in Vim

Solution 1:

It is n for next and N for previous.

And if you use reverse search with ? (for example, ?cake) instead of /, it is the other way round.

If it is installed on your system, you should try to run vimtutor command from your terminal, which will start a tutorial of the basic Vim commands.

Rob Wells advice about * and # is also very pertinent.

Solution 2:

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.