Name

append

Synopsis

[address] a[!]
text.

Append new text at specified address, or at present address if none is specified. Add a ! to toggle the autoindent setting that is used during input. That is, if autoindent was enabled, ! disables it. Enter new text after entering the command. Terminate input of new text by entering a line consisting of just a period.

Example

:a                     Begin appending to current line
Append this line
and this line too.
.Terminate input of text to append

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