Inserting at the end of a line in VIM

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Vim Problem Overview

So for a long time I've had a bad habit of going to the end of a line, hitting the i key and then hitting the right arrow to insert after that last character. However, this is extremely inefficient and impossible to do with hjkl.

What's a better way to insert at the VERY end of the line?

Vim Solutions

Solution 1 - Vim

Use A command instead of i. The command appends text at the end of the line. See :help A.

In normal mode press A (uppercase). Vim will be switched to insert mode, and the cursor will be moved to the end of the current line ready for input.

Solution 2 - Vim

The $ positions you at the end of line.

Then, to enter insert mode AFTER the end of line, press a.

So, simply typing $a while in command mode will do what you are asking.

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