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GNU Info (info-stnd.info)Cursor CommandsMoving the Cursor ***************** Many people find that reading screens of text page by page is made easier when one is able to indicate particular pieces of text with some kind of pointing device. Since this is the case, GNU Info (both the Emacs and standalone versions) have several commands which allow you to move the cursor about the screen. The notation used in this manual to describe keystrokes is identical to the notation used within the Emacs manual, and the GNU Readline manual. *Note Character Conventions: (emacs)Characters, if you are unfamiliar with the notation(1). The following table lists the basic cursor movement commands in Info. Each entry consists of the key sequence you should type to execute the cursor movement, the `M-x'(2) command name (displayed in parentheses), and a short description of what the command does. All of the cursor motion commands can take a "numeric" argument (see Note: `universal-argument'. With a numeric argument, the motion commands are simply executed that many times; for example, a numeric argument of 4 given to `next-line' causes the cursor to move down 4 lines. With a negative numeric argument, the motion is reversed; an argument of -4 given to the `next-line' command would cause the cursor to move _up_ 4 lines. <C-n> (`next-line') <DOWN> (an arrow key) Move the cursor down to the next line. <C-p> (`prev-line') <UP> (an arrow key) Move the cursor up to the previous line. <C-a> (`beginning-of-line') <Home> (on DOS/Windows only) Move the cursor to the start of the current line. <C-e> (`end-of-line') <End> (on DOS/Windows only) Move the cursor to the end of the current line. <C-f> (`forward-char') <RIGHT> (an arrow key) Move the cursor forward a character. <C-b> (`backward-char') <LEFT> (an arrow key) Move the cursor backward a character. <M-f> (`forward-word') `C-<RIGHT>' (on DOS/Windows only) Move the cursor forward a word. <M-b> (`backward-word') `C-<LEFT>' (on DOS/Windows only) Move the cursor backward a word. <M-<> (`beginning-of-node') <C-<Home>> (on DOS/Windows only) <b> <M-b>, vi-like operation Move the cursor to the start of the current node. <M->> (`end-of-node') <C-<End>> (on DOS/Windows only) <e> Move the cursor to the end of the current node. <M-r> (`move-to-window-line') Move the cursor to a specific line of the window. Without a numeric argument, `M-r' moves the cursor to the start of the line in the center of the window. With a numeric argument of N, `M-r' moves the cursor to the start of the Nth line in the window. ---------- Footnotes ---------- (1) Here's a short summary. `C-X' means press the `CTRL' key and the key X. `M-X' means press the `META' key and the key X. On many terminals th `META' key is known as the `ALT' key. `SPC' is the space bar. The other keys are usually called by the names imprinted on them. (2) `M-x' is also a command; it invokes `execute-extended-command'. Note: Executing an extended command, for more detailed information. automatically generated by info2www version 1.2.2.9 |