Go to beginning of line without opening new line in VI
VimViVim Problem Overview
For ages now I've used SHIFTO and SHIFT$ to move to the beginning and end of a line in vi.
However SHIFTO is more for opening a new line above the cursor.
Is there any command which just takes you to the start of a line?
Vim Solutions
Solution 1 - Vim
You can use ^ or 0 (Zero) in normal mode to move to the beginning of a line.
^ moves the cursor to the first non-blank character of a line
0 always moves the cursor to the "first column"
You can also use Shifti to move and switch to Insert mode.
Solution 2 - Vim
A simple 0 takes you to the beginning of a line.
:help 0 for more information
Solution 3 - Vim
Try this Vi/Vim cheatsheet solution to many problems.
For normal mode :
0 - [zero] to beginning of line, first column.
$ - to end of line
Solution 4 - Vim
You can use 0 or ^ to move to beginning of the line.
And can use Shift+I to move to the beginning and switch to editing mode (Insert).
Solution 5 - Vim
There is another way:
|
That is the "pipe" - the symbol found under the backspace in ANSI layout.
Vim quickref (:help quickref) describes it as:
> N | to column N (default: 1)
What about wrapped lines?
If you have wrap lines enabled, 0 and | will no longer take you to the beginning of the screen line. In that case use:
g0
Again, vim quickref doc:
> g0 to first character in screen line (differs from "0" > when lines wrap)
Solution 6 - Vim
Move the cursor to the begining or end with insert mode
I- Moves the cursor to the first non blank character in the current line and enables insert mode.A- Moves the cursor to the last character in the current line and enables insert mode.
Here I is equivalent to ^ + i. Similarly A is equivalent to $ + a.
Just moving the cursor to the begining or end
^- Moves the cursor to the first non blank character in the current line0- Moves the cursor to the first character in the current line$- Moves the cursor to the last character in the current line
Solution 7 - Vim
Type "^". And get a good "Vi" tutorial :)
Solution 8 - Vim
I just found 0(zero) and shift+0 works on vim.
Solution 9 - Vim
0 Takes you to the beginning of the line
Shift 0 Takes you to the end of the line
Solution 10 - Vim
You can also use
:-0
This sets the cursor at the present line (blank here) at the 0 column.