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Vim
enter text at end of multiple lines
<c-V>- Enter Visual Block mode- Use
j/kto select the lines $- Move cursor to last characterA- Enter insert mode after last character- Insert desired text
<Esc>Exit insert mode and finish block append
Hotkeys
x- delete under cursorviB- select curly brace blockvib- select paren blockvi' - select text within single quotevi“- select text within double quotec- delete selected and go to insert modeggVG- select entire filecW- delete from cursor to end of wordr<char>- replace under cursor with<char>f<char>- go forward to next instance of<char>in line;to repeatF<char>- go backward to previous instance of<char>in line;to repeatcit- Select text between html brackets
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$ needs escaped to be \$ as $ represents end of line