I have a text file that I append some text to. I would like to configure Vim to go to the end of this particular file each time I open it.
How do I do this for a single file?
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I really don't see any point of configuring vim for this purpose as it can simply be accomplished by pressing `shift+g` in normal mode which will take you to the end of the file. Also by simply pressing `gg` (in normal mode) will take you to the start of the file. I think anyone has this much time to be able to press one or two key. – Prabhat Kumar Singh Jan 27 '15 at 11:54
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If you put the following line into your vimrc, it will move the cursor to the last line of your-file-name.txt when you open it:
autocmd BufRead your-file-name.txt normal G
It will not, however, leave you in insert mode. If you also want to start inserting when you read the file, you need a slightly more complicated line in your vimrc:
autocmd BufRead your-file-name.txt execute "normal G$"|startinsert!
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@REACHUS, in that case you need to change the autocmd to `autocmd BufRead your-file-name.txt execute "normal G$"|startinsert!`. – René Nyffenegger Jan 25 '15 at 19:16
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if you're on a linux or on mac, you can use "tail"
tail -f n20 filename.log
^ this will keep showing the new lines. the file will be showing the 20 last lines.
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1The first sentence in the question states that they want to append text to the file. Tail doesn't do this. – Randy Morris Jan 27 '15 at 11:58
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my bad :( ....will read better, I thought he was writing into from somewhere else. – toshi Jan 27 '15 at 22:15