Vim Insert at the Beginning/End of Lines

Beginning

• Press Esc to enter command mode
• Use Ctrl + v to enter visual block mode
• Move Up/Down to select the columns of text in the lines you want to comment
• Then hit Shift + i and type the text you want to insert.
• Then hit Esc

End

Insert * at the end of each line.

:%s/$/\*/g

References

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/253380/how-to-insert-text-at-beginning-of-a-multi-line-selection-in-vi-vim
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/594448/how-can-i-add-a-string-to-the-end-of-each-line-in-vim