Vim records the location of our cursor after each change we make to a document.

change list

Vim maintains a list of the modifications we make to each buffer during the course of an editing session.

:changes

shows that Vim records the line and column number for each change. g;, g,: traverse backward and forward through the change list.

Marks for the Last Change

`.

references the position of the last change.

`^

tracks the position of the cursor the last time that Insert mode was stopped.

Tip55 Tip57