Mission 07 / 52• Insert Like a Pro

Opening New Lines

In standard text editors, creating a new line requires navigating to the end of the line and hitting Enter, or going to the start and hitting Enter then up arrow.

Vim has first-class commands to open empty lines from anywhere on the current line.

Opening lines

oopen a new line BELOW the current line and enter insert mode
Oopen a new line ABOVE the current line and enter insert mode

1function processOrder(order) {
2  validateOrder(order);
3  shipOrder(order);
4}

Put your cursor on `validateOrder`. Press `o` to create a blank line right underneath and start typing `logOrder(order);`.

Press `esc`, then press `O` to insert a comment right above without manually moving your cursor.

Tip: Lowercase `o` opens down (below); uppercase `O` opens up (above).

Now it's your turn!

Navigate to each green target across the code snippet.
Use the motions and techniques learned in this lesson to land accurately on each target.
See how fast you can complete 10 targets.

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1function processOrder(order) {
2  validateOrder(order);
3  shipOrder(order);
4}

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