Move cursor to end of file in vim
When I want the cursor to go to the end of the file (i.e. the end of the last line) in Vim, I have to type six keystrokes:
<ESC>G$a - which translates to ESC + Shiftg + Shift4 + a on my keyboard layout.
How can I do this more efficiently?
Since I regularly work on many different machines, I cannot always change .vimrc, so I'm looking for answers without having to edit or create that file.
<esc>G$a, you show the shift by making the letter uppercase. And you show a $ instead of shift + 4, since no matter the keyboard the function of this key ($) won't change, but if you do shift + 4 then the meaning can change. :)
$ is on a US keyboard, and it might well be that for Americans entering the command $ is just one keystroke. I wanted to explicitly show that for me (with a German keyboard) it is two keystrokes.
This is quicker. Just use this
:$
No need to explicitly go to the end of line before doing a, use A;
Append text at the end of line [count] times
<ESC>GA
G) (or <ESC>G) if you're in insert mode and want to end in normal mode over the last character). Same number of keystrokes, but to end up in normal mode instead of insert mode. I find this useful occasionally when I want to run some normal command on the last word instead of an insert mode command or edit.
) moves on [count] sentences forward and will therefore not go to end of line if for example the last line is This is a test. Foo bar.. It will work for a lot of code though, which is often not considered sentences and will therefore go to the end anyway.
<ESC> G o will do the carriage return and put you in insert mode on the next line (at the end of the file), saving a couple more keystrokes.
G$.
Hit Esc and then press: Shift + G
For starters, there's no need for the return. G$ will do. And you're being misleading by counting <Esc> and a in the length of a normal mode command.
However, you can use Ctrl + End if you like.
End-Key on my keyboard (if that is what you mean).
<ESC>and a, because he or she knew of a way to replace Shift+$, a with A.
Go to Top - Double g
Go to Bottom - Shift + g
I thought the question was "Move cursor to end of file in vim" ?
End-of-file: Esc + G
Begin-of-file Esc + g (or gg if you are already in the command area)
The best way to go to the last line of the file is with G. This will move the cursor to the last line of the file.
The best way to go to the last column in the line is with $. This will move the cursor to the last column of the current line.
So just by doing G$ you get to the end of the file and the last line.
And if you want to enter insert mode at the end of the file then you just do GA. By doing this you go to the last line of the file, and enter insert mode by appending to the last column. :)
If you plan to write the next line, ESCGo will do the carriage return and put you in insert mode on the next line (at the end of the file), saving a couple more keystrokes.
Try doing SHIFT + G and you will be at the end of the page, but you can't edit yet. Go to the top by doing G + G
Ctrl + Home = Jump to start of file
Ctrl + End = Jump to end of file
You could map it to a key, for instance F3, in .vimrc
inoremap <F3> <Esc>GA
GA or G$.
C-end as mentioned by hobbs.
I have been looking for the way to move the cursor to the end of a line and then edit on a mac terminal, here was how it worked for me. Exit your edit mode, type in g_(that's 'g' then underscore with no colon in the front), then simply press the 'a' key so you could "add" code to your scripts
A?
A is basically equivalent to $a
Another alternative:
:call cursor('.',strwidth(getline('.')))
This is may be useful if you're writing a function. Another situation would be when I need to open a specific template and jump to end of first line, I can do:
vi +"call cursor('.',strwidth(getline(1)))" notetaking_template.txt
The above could also be done with
vi +"execute ':normal! $'" notetaking_template.txt
See also:
vim - Get length of the current line
If you want to paste some clipboard content at the end of the file type:
:$ put +
$ ............ last line
put .......... paste
+ ............ clipboard
To go to the last line and preserve the column you are already in: Shift + g
To go to the end of the line after this move: Shift + $
We can combine those moves using Shift + g + $
Remember that g + g will return you to the beginning of the file.
All you have to do is press ESC then SHIFT G, the cursor will move to the end of the file.
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