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Mission 06 / 52• Insert Like a Pro

Insert at Line Ends

When writing code, you constantly need to add modifiers at the beginning of a line (like `export`, `const`, or comments) or punctuation at the end (like `;`, `,`, or `{`).

Using arrow keys or walking character-by-character is slow. Vim gives you dedicated keys for both ends.

Line-end insertion

  • Ijump to the first non-blank character and enter insert mode
  • Ajump to the end of the line and enter insert mode (append)
  • escreturn to normal mode when done typing
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const user = fetchUser(id)
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const profile = loadProfile(user)
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renderView(profile)

Try adding `export ` before `const user`: position your cursor anywhere on that line, press `I`, type `export `, and press `esc`.

Then add a semicolon `;` at the end: press `A`, type `;`, and press `esc`. You never have to manually aim for the last column!

Tip: Think of I as 'Insert at beginning' and A as 'Append at end'.

Now it's your turn!

  1. Navigate to each green target across the code snippet.
  2. Use the motions and techniques learned in this lesson to land accurately on each target.
  3. See how fast you can complete 10 targets.
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const user = fetchUser(id)
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const profile = loadProfile(user)
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renderView(profile)
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