HP-UX Reference (11i v1 00/12) - 1 User Commands A-M (vol 1)
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The editing modes enable the user to look through a window at the current line. The default window width
is 80, unless the value of COLUMNS is defined. If the line is longer than the window width minus two, a
mark displayed at the end of the window notifies the user. The mark is a >, <,or * if the line extends
respectively on the right, left, or both side(s) of the window. As the cursor moves and reaches the window
boundaries, the window is centered about the cursor.
The search commands in each edit mode provide access to the history file. Only strings are matched, not
patterns, although a leading ˆ in the string restricts the match to begin at the first character in the line.
Emacs Editing Mode
This mode is invoked by either the emacs or gmacs option. Their sole difference is their handling of ˆT.
To edit, the user moves the cursor to the point needing correction and inserts or deletes characters or
words. All editing commands are control characters or escape sequences. The notation for control charac-
ters is circumflex (ˆ) followed by the character. For example, ˆF is the notation for Ctrl-F. This is entered
by pressing the f key while holding down the Ctrl (control) key. The Shift key is not pressed. (The nota-
tion ˆ? indicates the DEL (delete) key.)
The notation for escape sequences is M- followed by a character. For example, M-f (pronounced Meta f) is
entered by depressing ESC (ASCII 033 ) followed by
f. M-F would be the notation for ESC followed by Shift
(capital)
F.
All edit commands operate from any place on the line (not only at the beginning). Neither the Return nor
the Line Feed key is entered after edit commands, except when noted.
ˆF Move cursor forward (right) one character.
M-f Move cursor forward one word. (The editor’s idea of a word is a string of characters consist-
ing of only letters, digits and underscores.)
ˆB Move cursor backward (left) one character.
M-b Move cursor backward one word.
ˆA Move cursor to start of line.
ˆE Move cursor to end of line.
ˆ]char Move cursor forward to character char on current line.
M-ˆ]char Move cursor backward to character char on current line.
ˆXˆX Interchange the cursor and mark.
erase (User defined erase character as defined by the stty(1) command, usually
ˆH or #.) Delete
previous character.
ˆD Delete current character.
eof End-of-file character, normally ˆD, terminates the shell if the current line is null.
M-d Delete current word.
M-ˆH (Meta-backspace) Delete previous word.
M-h Delete previous word.
M-ˆ? (Meta-DEL) Delete previous word (if interrupt character is ˆ? (DEL, the default) this com-
mand does not work).
ˆT Transpose current character with next character in emacs mode. Transpose two previous
characters in gmacs mode.
ˆC Capitalize current character.
M-c Capitalize current word.
M-l Change the current word to lowercase.
ˆK Delete from the cursor to the end of the line. If preceded by a numerical parameter whose
value is less that the current cursor position, delete from the given position up to the cur-
sor. If preceded by a numerical parameter whose value is greater than the current cursor
position, from the cursor up to the given position.
ˆW Kill from the cursor to the mark.
M-p Push the region from the cursor to the mark on the stack.
kill (User-defined kill character, as defined by the stty(1) command, usually ˆG or @.) Kill the
entire current line. If two kill characters are entered in succession, all subsequent consecu-
tive kill characters cause a line feed (useful when using paper terminals).
ˆY Restore last item removed from line (yank item back to the line).
ˆL Line feed and print current line.
ˆ@ (Null character) Set mark.
M-space (Meta space) Set mark.
ˆJ (New line) Execute the current line.
ˆM (Return) Execute the current line.
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