HP-UX Reference (11i v3 07/02) - 1 User Commands A-M (vol 1)
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Input Edit Commands
By default the editor is in input mode.
erase Delete previous character. (erase is a user-defined erase character, as defined by the stty(1)
command, usually
ˆH or #.)
ˆW Delete the previous blank separated word.
ˆD Terminate the shell.
ˆV Escape next character. Editing characters, erase or kill characters can be entered in a com-
mand line or in a search string if preceded by a
ˆV. ˆV removes the next character’s edit-
ing features (if any).
\ Escape the next erase or kill character.
Motion Edit Commands
These commands move the cursor. The designation [count] causes a repetition of the command the cited
number of times.
[count]
l Cursor forward (right) one character.
[count]w Cursor forward one alphanumeric word.
[count]W Cursor to the beginning of the next word that follows a blank.
[count]e Cursor to end of word.
[count]E Cursor to end of the current blank-delimited word.
[count]h Cursor backward (left) one character.
[count]b Cursor backward one word.
[count]B Cursor to preceding blank separated word.
[count]| Cursor to column count. Default is 1.
[count]fc Find the next character c in the current line.
[count]Fc Find the previous character c in the current line.
[count]tc Equivalent to f followed by h.
[count]Tc Equivalent to F followed by l.
[count]; Repeats the last single character find command, f, F,
t,orT.
[count]
, Reverses the last single character find command.
0 Cursor to start of line.
^ Cursor to first nonblank character in line.
$ Cursor to end of line.
Search Edit Commands
These commands access your command history.
[count]k Fetch previous command. Each time k is pressed, the next earlier command in
the history list is accessed.
[count]- Equivalent to k.
[count]j Fetch next command. Each time j is entered, the next later command in the his-
tory list is accessed.
[count]+ Equivalent to j.
[count]G The command number count is fetched. The default is the first command in the
history list.
/string Search backward through history for a previous command containing string.
string is terminated by a Return or Newline.Ifstring is preceded by a ˆ, the
matched line must begin with string.Ifstring is null, the previous string is used.
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