Vim - how to start inserting at the end of the file in one step

Question

Is there a single shortcut to start inserting in the new line at end of the file? I'm aware of G + o combo.

Answer 1

Not that I know of - G + o is what I would have suggested too, but that is 2 steps :)

You could always create a macro which does G + o, and then you can invoke the macro which will be 1 step.

Answer 2

Adding the following into ~/.vimrc will create one for you:

:nmap ^A Go

To type the "^A" first press Ctrl-V, then press Ctrl-A. You can then use Ctrl-A to append at the end of the file when not in insert or visual mode.

Answer 3

You could stick the map definition in your .vimrc and then invoke it when the you open the file.

Or, if you only want to do this for a particular file, you could create an autocmd for that file type that does it automatically. See autocommand in the vim doc's.

HTH

cheers,

Rob

Answer 4

There's also the command line option "+":

vim + myfile.txt

Will open myfile.txt and do an automatic G for you.