MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 2

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ESC Switch from input mode to command mode (see below).
CTRL-V Take the next character literally; useful for entering any of these action keys as
text.
\ Escape the following action key. If the next character is any action key except
CTRL
-J, CTRL-M,orENTER, the \ is erased and the escaped character is entered
literally; otherwise the \ is entered, and the next character is treated normally.
If the
ESC key is pressed, the shell enters command mode, and keyboard input is interpreted as
commands to reposition the cursor, scroll through the command history, delete or change text,
or re-enter input mode.Incommand mode input is not echoed; it is acted upon. Many com-
mands take an optional count, n, which is entered as a preceding decimal number (not
echoed); the command is executed that number of times. Except where otherwise noted, n de-
faults to 1. Commands are discussed in functional groups.
Cursor Movement
These commands reposition the cursor in the command line.
nh Move back n characters.
nl Move forward n characters.
0 (zero) — Move to the first character on the line.
ˆ Move to the first non-blank character on the line.
$ Move to the last character on the line.
nw Move to the beginning of the nth next word (string of alphanumerics, or of non-
blank non-alphanumerics).
nW Move to the beginning of the nth next full-word (string of non-blanks).
nb Move to the nth previous beginning of word.
nB Move to the nth previous beginning of full-word.
ne Move to the nth next end of word.
nE Move to the nth next end of full-word.
nfc Move to the nth next character c.
nFc Move to the nth previous character c.
ntc Move to the character before the nth next character c.
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