Command to reach the end of file in vi

This is quicker. Maxime Lorant This doesnt move to the last column only to the last line — Rajeshwar. If you just want to quickly go to the end of file and your keyboard shortcuts are messed up, this is the right command. Show 2 more comments. 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. Alejandro While useful, 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. Prasanth Ganesan 4 4 silver badges 14 14 bronze badges.

This goes to the beginning of the last line, not the end of the file. G keeps the column number the same if possible and moves to the last line. Jacob was probably at the end of the line, and Jordan at the front when running the command.

I have not End -Key on my keyboard if that is what you mean. Works on Mac too. Takes the cursor to beginning of line in both of above cases — Yug Singh. I thought the question was "Move cursor to end of file in vim"? AlexD AlexD 6 6 silver badges 10 10 bronze badges. Sandeep Amarnath Sandeep Amarnath 2, 1 1 gold badge 14 14 silver badges 22 22 bronze badges. Gili Gili You could map it to a key, for instance F3, in.

DimiDak DimiDak 3, 1 1 gold badge 21 21 silver badges 24 24 bronze badges. Bharat Lagali Bharat Lagali 41 2 2 bronze badges. Too much hand movement. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown.

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Improve this question. Joel Joel 41 2 2 bronze badges. Would you mind explaining what that did and why that was not the default setting? You can change it, if you like, by following saginaw's suggestion. Therefore it ends up before the last character rather than on it.

Your fixed solved the problem though. Show 3 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Add a comment.