Tip 31: Repeat the Last Ex Command

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• .: repeat the most recent Normal mode command
• @:: repeat the last Ex command

References:

# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: 
:h @:

• : register always holds the most recently executed command line.
• After running @: for the first time, we can subsequently repeat it with the @@ command.

References:

# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: 
:h quote_:

Example: iterating through items in the buffer list with :bn[ext] or :bp[revious].

• use @: for repeating
• use <C-o> for revering (also works for :next/:cnext/:tnext)