Editors
IITS supports the Pico Editor. Following is a condensed list of the pico editor commands. For additional details see Handout #76,
UNIX - An Overview:
| Command Description | Usage |
|---|
| move Forward a character (or right arrow) |
^F |
| move Backward a character (or left arrow.) |
^B |
| move to the Previous line (or up arrow.) |
^P |
| move to the Next line (or down arrow.) |
^N |
| move to the beginning of the current line. |
^A |
| move to the End of the current line. |
^E |
| move forward a page of text. |
^V |
| move backward a page of text. |
^Y |
| search for (where is) text, neglecting case. |
^W |
| refresh the display. |
^L |
| delete the character at the cursor position (or backspace) |
^D |
| mark cursor position as beginning of selected text |
^^ |
| cut selected text (displayed in inverse characters) |
^K |
| paste cut text inserting it at the current cursor position |
^U |
| insert an external file at the current cursor position. |
^R |
| output the current buffer to a file, saving it. |
^O |
| exit saving buffer. |
^X |
