Moving the Cursor
On most terminals, you can move the cursor using the arrow keys. If
that doesn't work (and you have your
terminal type set
correctly), contact the consultant about having your terminal supported
for arrow keys in GNU Emacs.
On all terminals, the following keys will move the cursor:
Direction Key Mnemonic
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Up C-p previous line
Down C-n next line
Left C-b backward a single character
Right C-f forward a single character
The following keys can be used to move greater distances:
Where Key
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Beginning of line C-a
End of line C-e
Beginning of file M-<
End of file M->
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