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