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Append text after the cursor

A

Mac Desktop app Vim default commands

Practice this

Vim uses A for append text after the cursor.

Where it works: Normal mode

Press the small letter, without Shift. Vim is case sensitive, and the capital letter is a different command.

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
Linux Desktop app A
Mac Desktop app A

Where this comes from

Vim help: index.txt - vim/vim

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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