fixes #998

src/actions/actions.ts

@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ class CommandHash extends BaseCommand {
       // use getWordLeft() on position to start at the beginning of the word.
       // this ensures that any matches happen ounside of the word currently selected,
       // which are the desired semantics for this motion.
-      vimState.cursorPosition = vimState.searchState.getNextSearchMatchPosition(vimState.cursorPosition.getWordLeft()).pos;
+      vimState.cursorPosition = vimState.searchState.getNextSearchMatchPosition(vimState.cursorPosition.getWordLeft(true)).pos;
     } while (TextEditor.getWord(vimState.cursorPosition) !== currentWord);
 
     return vimState;

test/mode/modeNormal.test.ts

@@ -1349,4 +1349,18 @@ suite("Mode Normal", () => {
       keysPressed: '<Esc>',
       end: ['te|st'],
     });
+
+    newTest({
+      title: "Can handle # on consecutive words",
+      start: ['test test test test |test'],
+      keysPressed: '#',
+      end: ['test test test |test test'],
+    });
+
+    newTest({
+      title: "Can handle # on skipped words",
+      start: ['test aaa test aaa test aaa test aaa |test'],
+      keysPressed: '#',
+      end: ['test aaa test aaa test aaa |test aaa test'],
+    });
 });