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Chapter 2 System Controller Syntax, Arguments, and Device Names 9
Command Line Editing
The system controller has a basic command line editor that allows you to edit the
command line. The keys you press are not echoed on the screen.
TABLE 2-6 lists the keystrokes used to perform basic command line editing.
■ To use the Control key sequences, hold down the Control key while typing the
following character (
TABLE 2-6).
■ To use Escape key sequences, press and release the Escape key. Then press and
release the following character (
TABLE 2-6).
TABLE 2-6 Command Line Editing Capabilities
Keystroke Description
Backspace
(Control-h)
Erases the character before the cursor.
Delete Erases the character before the cursor.
Control-U Erases the entire line.
Control-C Cancels editing the command line. The command is not executed.
Return Finishes editing the line.
Control-b Moves backward one character.
Esc-b Moves backward one word.
Control-f Moves forward one character.
Esc-f Moves forward one word.
Control-a Moves backward to the beginning of the line.
Control-e Moves forward to the end of the line.
Esc-h Erases from the beginning of the word to just before the cursor.
Stores erased characters in a save buffer.
Control-w Erases from the beginning of the word to just before the cursor.
Stores erased characters in a save buffer.
Control-d Erases next character.
Esc-d Erases from the cursor to the end of the word. Stores erased
characters in a save buffer.
Control-k Erases from the cursor to the end of the line. Stores erased characters
in a save buffer.
Control-u Erases the entire line. Stores erased characters in a save buffer.