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    Can change norm! G for a single $ Commented Oct 1, 2019 at 17:59
  • @Matt It depends on what you want to do, as :h norm says this commands allows you to write as an ex command a normal mode command. Which means that norm G is the equivalent of pressing G while you are in normal mode i.e. going to the last line of the file. If you use norm $ you will put your cursor at the end of the first line. Commented Oct 1, 2019 at 18:03
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    I mean only $ without norm. That's an Ex command itself. Commented Oct 1, 2019 at 18:35
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    @filbranden If the command contains a single quote, you may be tempted to surround it with double quotes instead of single quotes. In a double-quoted string, bash and zsh may interpret the dollar sign as a reference to an environment variable name (this can happen for example if you try to run a global command whose last line specifier is $). Commented Oct 1, 2019 at 20:56
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    @filbranden If you run a command consisting of only a line specifier, and if it's followed by another command separated by a bar, Vim seems to interpret the line specifier command as :p, so in addition to moving the cursor on the line, it also has the undesired effect of printing it (compare :$ vs :$|let var=0; both move the cursor, but the second one also prints the last line). To avoid this pitfall, you can use :exe (e.g. :exe '$'|let var=0). Commented Oct 1, 2019 at 20:56