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File:

i am someone1.
i am someone2.
i am someone3
~
~

Documentation says G takes me end of the file, but it only takes me to the beginning of last line. I want to be able to come to last character of the file, 3 in this case, and press a and type a period.

How do I do that?

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If you type A after G you will enter insert mode at the end of the last line.

If you just want to go to the last character, then G-End will suffice

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A then G is fine for me. But if I don't want to edit, is G-End the only option? Is there a single key to do this instead of two? – Nanda Feb 3 '12 at 17:11
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Not that I am aware of, but that is no guarantee. You can always create your own map if you like. – Bernhard Feb 3 '12 at 17:17
Thanks Bernhard for the help! – Nanda Feb 3 '12 at 17:21
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G goes to the last line and $ goes to the last character of the line, so

G$
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Gilles, Thanks this is more of what I was looking for. – Nanda Feb 4 '12 at 0:58
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Ctrl+End also works, in both normal and insert modes. :help <C-End>

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