MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 2

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If type is a minus sign (–), the current line is placed at the bottom of the window. If n
is given, the current position pointer is first set to that absolute line number; then the
screen is positioned according to type. If you omit n, it defaults to the current line. If
you omit m, it defaults to window (see Set Option Variables).
Absolute Movement
All the following movement commands except m, 0, ˆ, `, and ´ may be preceded by count to
repeat the movement that many times.
G moves to the absolute line number specified as count.Ifcount is zero or is not speci-
fied, the cursor is moved to the last line of the file.
h
←
CTRL-H
BACKSPACE
moves the cursor one position to the left.
j
↓
CTRL-J
CTRL-N
moves the cursor to the next line at the same column on the screen. Scroll the screen
one line if needed.
k
↑
CTRL-P moves the cursor to the previous line at the same column on the screen. Scroll the
screen up one line if needed.
l
→
SPACE moves the cursor one position to the right.
m records the current position pointer under a mark name. A mark name is a single low-
ercase letter, given immediately after the m. For example, the command ma records
the current location of the current position pointer under the name a.
0 (Zero) moves the cursor to the first character of the current line.
+
CTRL-M
moves the cursor to the first non-blank character on the next line. The screen scrolls
one line if needed.
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