Vim regex searching: alter placement of cursor in matched strings

Question

I frequently use the vim regex /\. (note the trailing space) as a quick and (very) dirty way to identify new sentences. I would like the cursor to jump to the space, rather than the period when I type n or N.

Generally, how can I control the placement of the cursor in regex matches?

Answer 1

You can use the /e flag to position the cursor on the last character of the match:

/\. /e

But you already have "sentence" motions, ( and ) so… why bother?