Command Mode Commands
Command |
Action |
|---|---|
ASCII7 |
Characters with the eighth bit set are displayed as a dimmed question mark. |
Blanks # |
Insert # blank lines |
Center |
Center line |
Clear |
Clear Block marks |
Copy |
Copy Block to cursor position |
CopyC |
Copy Block to cursor position and clear block marking |
Delete |
Delete Block |
F)inish |
Update file & exit |
Format |
Deletes line breaks and reformats a paragraph using word wrap so that each line is as long as possible without exceeding the current width specified by WIDTH. |
Format # |
Operates on only the current line, wraps it at exactly the specified width. This is mostly just a convenience for getting an overview of an extremely long. |
G)o |
Finish and execute |
Global |
Global replace string |
Help |
Display help file |
Help <file> |
Display contents of <file> |
L)ine # |
Goto to line # |
Efficient screen mode |
|
M)argin {##} |
Set left margin at position (column) ## |
Move |
Move Block to cursor position |
App <file> |
Copy marked Block to specified file |
N)ext |
Search forward for text string |
Pop {#} |
Restore cursor location {from slot #} |
Push {#} |
Save cursor location {in slot #} |
Q)uit |
Exit without updating/saving |
R)eplace <string> |
Search and replace string |
Save |
Save current changes w/o exit |
S)earch <string> |
Search for string (from start) |
Searchfold |
Toggle case-sensitive search |
Short |
Switch to 24 row (normal) display |
Tall |
Switch to 42 row display |
U)nyank # |
Remove # of lines (or write) |
U)nyank <file> |
Copy marked Block to file |
Wide {##} |
Switch to ## columns; default = 132 |
Width {##} |
Set width for Format and Wrap commands |
Wildcard {x} |
Replace default wildcard character ? with wildcard character x |
Y)ank # |
bring # lines from current file |
Y)ank <file> |
bring in specified file |
Additional Points and Tips
You can use the up arrow and down arrow keys to cycle through the Command Mode commands you have previously used.
The wildcard characters ? and * can be used in the Search and Replace operations. ? (question mark) means any one character, * (asterisk) means any number of characters.
In addition to F{inish} or Q{uit}, programmers usually exit with G{o} which combines F{inish} with executing a command embedded in the INI.VUE, typically to compile the program.
