Go to the next same word in Vim without using search

Question

Is there a shortcut in Vim for going to the next word which is the same as the word cursor is on? It should work without typing the word with search command /.

Answer 1

* goes to the next matching word and # goes to the previous matching word. * is so useful it's sometimes called the super star.

Answer 2

* and # are your friends ( forward and backward directions respectively )

Answer 3

To search the current word under the cursor use '*'.

to search backwards for current cursor word use '#'