info-stnd: Cursor Commands

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1 3 Moving the Cursor
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1 GNU Info has several commands which allow you to move the cursor about
1 the screen.  The notation used in this manual to describe keystrokes is
11 the same as the notation used within the Emacs manual (⇒(emacs)User
 Input).  'C-X' means press the 'CTRL' key and the key X.  'M-X' means
1 press the 'META' key and the key X.  On many terminals the 'META' key is
1 known as the 'ALT' key.  'SPC' is the space bar.  The other keys are
1 usually called by the names imprinted on them.
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1    The following table lists the basic cursor movement commands in Info.
1 Each entry consists of the key sequence you should type to execute the
1 cursor movement, the 'M-x'(1) command name (displayed in parentheses),
1 and a short description of what the command does.  All of the cursor
11 motion commands can take a "numeric" argument (see ⇒
 'universal-argument' Miscellaneous Commands. to find out how to supply
1 them).  With a numeric argument, the motion commands are simply executed
1 that many times; for example, a numeric argument of 4 given to
1 'next-line' causes the cursor to move down 4 lines.  With a negative
1 numeric argument, the motion is reversed; an argument of -4 given to the
1 'next-line' command would cause the cursor to move _up_ 4 lines.
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1 'C-n' ('next-line')
1 <DOWN> (an arrow key)
1      Move the cursor down to the next line.
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1 'C-p' ('prev-line')
1 <UP> (an arrow key)
1      Move the cursor up to the previous line.
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1 'C-a' ('beginning-of-line')
1 <Home> (on DOS/Windows only)
1      Move the cursor to the start of the current line.
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1 'C-e' ('end-of-line')
1 <End> (on DOS/Windows only)
1      Move the cursor to the end of the current line.
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1 'C-f' ('forward-char')
1 <RIGHT> (an arrow key)
1      Move the cursor forward a character.
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1 'C-b' ('backward-char')
1 <LEFT> (an arrow key)
1      Move the cursor backward a character.
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1 'M-f' ('forward-word')
1 'C-<RIGHT>' (on DOS/Windows only)
1      Move the cursor forward a word.
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1 'M-b' ('backward-word')
1 'C-<LEFT>' (on DOS/Windows only)
1      Move the cursor backward a word.
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1 'M-<' ('beginning-of-node')
1 'C-<Home>' (on DOS/Windows only)
1 'b'
1      Move the cursor to the start of the current node.
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1 'M->' ('end-of-node')
1 'C-<End>' (on DOS/Windows only)
1 'e'
1      Move the cursor to the end of the current node.
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1 'M-r' ('move-to-window-line')
1      Move the cursor to a specific line of the window.  Without a
1      numeric argument, 'M-r' moves the cursor to the start of the line
1      in the center of the window.  With a numeric argument of N, 'M-r'
1      moves the cursor to the start of the Nth line in the window.
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1    ---------- Footnotes ----------
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1    (1) 'M-x' is also a command; it invokes 'execute-extended-command',
11 letting you run a command by name.  ⇒Executing an extended command
 (emacs)M-x, for more detailed information.
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