How do I select to the end of each line in visual block mode?

Q: How do I select to the end of each line in visual block mode?

` $` In visual block mode, pressing `$` extends the selection to the end of every line, even when lines have different lengths. This creates a ragged right-edge selection that follows each line's end, unlike a fixed-width rectangular block. ## How it works - Enter visual block mode with ` ` - Select lines downward with `j` - Press `$` to extend to the end of each line - The selection now covers from the cursor column to the end of every selected line, regardless of line length ## Example Given these lines of different lengths with cursor at column 5: ```text hello world hi hello there friend hey ``` Pressing ` 3j$` selects: ```text [o world] [] [o there friend] [] ``` Now pressing `A;` and ` ` appends a semicolon to the end of each line. ## Tips - Combine with `A` to append text at the end of lines with different lengths - Use `d` after selecting to delete from a column to end-of-line on all selected lines - This is the key difference between ` l` (fixed width) and ` $` (to end of line)

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`$` In visual block mode, pressing `$` extends the selection to the end of every line, even when lines have different lengths. This creates a ragged right-edge selection that follows each line's end, unlike a fixed-width rectangular block. ## How it works - Enter visual block mode with `` - Select lines downward with `j` - Press `$` to extend to the end of each line - The selection now covers from the cursor column to the end of every selected line, regardless of line length ## Example Given these lines of different lengths with cursor at column 5: ```text hello world hi hello there friend hey ``` Pressing `3j$` selects: ```text [o world] [] [o there friend] [] ``` Now pressing `A;` and `` appends a semicolon to the end of each line. ## Tips - Combine with `A` to append text at the end of lines with different lengths - Use `d` after selecting to delete from a column to end-of-line on all selected lines - This is the key difference between `l` (fixed width) and `$` (to end of line)

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