Insert the carriage return character in vim

Question

I\'m editing a network protocol frame stored a file in Unix (\\n newlines). I need to insert the carriage return character (U+000D aka \\r

Answer 1

Type: ctrl-v ctrl-m

On Windows Use: ctrl-q ctrl-m

Ctrl-V tells vi that the next character typed should be inserted literally and ctrl-m is the keystroke for a carriage return.