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authorRichard M. Stallman2002-05-19 16:05:46 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman2002-05-19 16:05:46 +0000
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Compare C-f, etc, with arrow keys. Mention PageUp and PageDn.
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@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ The following commands are useful for viewing screenfuls:
50 Find the cursor again and notice that the same text 50 Find the cursor again and notice that the same text
51 is near the cursor now. 51 is near the cursor now.
52 52
53You can also use the PageUp and PageDn keys to do scrolling, if your
54terminal has them, but you can edit more efficiently if you use C-v
55and M-v.
56
53 57
54* BASIC CURSOR CONTROL 58* BASIC CURSOR CONTROL
55---------------------- 59----------------------
@@ -57,11 +61,10 @@ The following commands are useful for viewing screenfuls:
57Moving from screenful to screenful is useful, but how do you 61Moving from screenful to screenful is useful, but how do you
58move to a specific place within the text on the screen? 62move to a specific place within the text on the screen?
59 63
60There are several ways you can do this. The most basic way is to use 64There are several ways you can do this. You can use the arrow keys,
61the commands C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n. Each of these commands moves the 65but it's more efficient to keep your hands in the standard position
62cursor one row or column in a particular direction on the screen. 66and use the commands C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n. These characters
63Here is a table showing these four commands and the directions they 67are equivalent to the four arrow keys, like this:
64move:
65 68
66 Previous line, C-p 69 Previous line, C-p
67 : 70 :
@@ -75,10 +78,9 @@ move:
75 using C-n or C-p. Then type C-l to see the whole diagram 78 using C-n or C-p. Then type C-l to see the whole diagram
76 centered in the screen. 79 centered in the screen.
77 80
78You'll probably find it easy to think of these by letter: P for 81You'll find it easy to remember these letters by words they stand for:
79previous, N for next, B for backward and F for forward. These are the 82P for previous, N for next, B for backward and F for forward. You
80basic cursor positioning commands, and you'll be using them ALL the 83will be using these basic cursor positioning commands all the time.
81time, so it would be of great benefit if you learn them now.
82 84
83>> Do a few C-n's to bring the cursor down to this line. 85>> Do a few C-n's to bring the cursor down to this line.
84 86