Paste to end of the file in VIM without moving cursor

Question

In a text document, I'm [visually or otherwise] selecting several lines, cutting them with d... I'd like to paste these lines to the end of the file without moving the cursor. Is there a relatively simple way to do this?

Answer 1

Use the Implicit Mark from Last Jump

You can use the implicit mark (e.g. ') to return your cursor to the location it occupied just before the last jump. For example:

Gp''

This will (G)o to the end of the file, (p)aste the contents after the last line, and then return to your position at the time you typed G.

Answer 2

There are a few ways:

Marks

Set a mark, do your paste, then jump back to the mark

m':$pu<cr>``

Visual mode

Visually select your lines, copy them, append, and then restore visual selection (optionally delete)

y:$pu<cr>gv

Append to the file

Visually select your lines, use :w to append to the file, and then reload the file. (Note: will move the cursor to the start of the visually selected lines)

:w >><cr>:e!

Create your own command/mapping

You can create your own command and/or mapping that will use winsaveview() and winrestview() to append then restore the cursor.