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Space Use the space bar to move the cursor to the
right. [ilSpace moves the cursor i spaces to
the.right. Characters are printed as .you space
over them.
Rubout In Edit Mode, [ilDELete moves the cursor i
spaces to the left (backspaces). Characters are
printed as you backspace over them.
2. Inserting Text
I I<text>$ inserts <text> at the current cursor
position. The inserted characters are printed
on the terminal. To terminate insertion, type
Escape. If Carriage Return is typed during an
Insert command, the effect is the same as typing
Escape and then Carriage Return. During an
Insert command, the Delete key on the
terminal may be used to delete characters to the
left of the cursor.
If an attempt is made to
insert a character that will make the line
longer than 255 characters, a bell (Control-G)
is typed and the character is not printed.
X The X subcommand is used to extend the line. X
moves the cursor to the end of the line, goes
into insert mode, and allows insertion of text
as if an Insert command had been
q
iven. When
you are finished extending the line, type Escape
or Carriage Return.
3. Deleting Text
D [i1D deletes i characters to the right of the
cursor. The deleted characters are echoed
between backslashes, and the cursor is
positioned to the right of the last character
deleted. If there are fewer than i characters
to the right of the cursor, iD deletes the
remainder of the line.
B deletes all characters to the
cursor and then automatically
mode. B is useful for replacing
the end of a line.
right of the
enters insert
statements at
4. Finding Text
S The subcommand [i]S<ch> searches for the ith
occurrence of <ch> and positions the cursor
before it. The character at the current cursor
position is not included in the search. If <ch>
is not found, the cursor will stop at the end of