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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers how to move word by word on command line Post 302146939 by radoulov on Friday 23rd of November 2007 05:17:54 AM
Old 11-23-2007
With bash:

esc+f : move forward a word

esc+b : move backward a word

Otherwise:

set -o vi and use vi commands: w b etc ...

Last edited by radoulov; 11-23-2007 at 06:27 AM..
 

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CKEY(7) 						 Miscellaneous Information Manual						   CKEY(7)

NAME
ckey - The standard definition of each function key in cWnn system. DESCRIPTION
---------------------------------------------------------- | Function | Other | Description | Function | Function | | Keys | Keys | | In Input | In Input | | | | | State | State | | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | - | ^ |To toggle input| Similar to | Similar | | | | mode ON/OFF | (c) | to (c) | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | PF1 | - | To toggle | To Toggle | Similar | | | | phonetic input| among input| to (d) | | | | mode | methods | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | PF2 | - | To toggle | To toggle | Similar | | | | encoded input | among input| to (d) | | | | mode | methods | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | PF3 | - | To toggle | To toggle | Similar | | | | ASCII | among | to (d) | | | | character | different | | | | | input mode | ASCII | | | | | | character | | | | | | input | | | | | | methods | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | PF4 | - | Toggle other | To toggle | Similar | | | | input mode | among | to (d) | | | |(only in Pinyin| different | | | | | centred input | input | | | | | environment) | methods | | | | | + | + | | | | | Toggle the | Similar to | | | | | environment | (c) | | | | | operation | | | | | | functions | | | | | |(same as PF6) | | | | | |(only in Zhuyin| | | | | | centred input | | | | | | environment & | | | | | |Combined Pinyin| | | | | | & Zhuyin input| | | | | | environment | | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | PF5 | - | To select the | Similar to | Similar | | | | different | (c) | to (c) | | | | input keys | | | | | | allocations | | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | PF6 | - | To toggle the | To select | Similar | | | | environment | among the | to (d) | | | | operations | different | | | | | | environment| | | | | | operation | | | | | | functions | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | - | ^G | To quit the | Similar to | Similar | | | | environment | (c) | to (c) | | | | operation | | | | | | functions | | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| |Conversion| ^W | To perform | Similar to | Similar | | key | | Hanzi | (c) | to (d) | | | | conversion | + | | | | | | To list out| | | | | | possible | | | | | | candidates | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| |Conversion| - | To extract a | - | Similar | | key | | candidate from| | to (c) | | | | the candidate | | | | | | list | | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | - | ^Z | To treat the | Similar to | Similar | | | | input string | (c) | to (d) | | | | as a phrase & | + | | | | | perform phrase| To list out| | | | | conversion | possible | | | | | | phrase | | | | | | candidates | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | Confirm | ^L | To confirm the| Similar to | Similar | | key | | conversion | (c) | to (d) | | | | result | | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | Confirm | - | To extract a | - | Similar | | key | | candidate | | to (c) | | | | from the | | | | | | candidate list| | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | Right | ^F | To move cursor| To move the| Similar | | arrow | | one position | cursor one | to (d) | | key | | to the right | unit to the| + | | | | during input | right | To move | | | | state, edit | | to the | | | | state, & when | | next | | | | using PF6 | | candidate| | | | functions | | on the | | | | | | right | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | Left | ^B | To move cursor| To move the| Similar | | arrow | | one position | cursor one | to (d) | | key | | to the left | unit to the| + | | | | during input | left | To move | | | | state, edit | | to the | | | | state, & when | | next | | | | using PF6 | | candidate| | | | functions | | on the | | | | | | left | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | Up | ^P | To move to the| Similar to | Similar | | arrow | | previous menu | (c) | to (c) | | key | | or previous | + | + | | | | set of | To recall | To obtain| | | | candidates. | the | the | | | | Also apply | previous | previous | | | | when using | input | single | | | | functions in | | candidate| | | | PF6 | | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | Down | ^N | To move to the| Similar to | Similar | | arrow | | next menu or | (c) | to (c) | | key | | the next set | + | + | | | | of candidates.| To recall | To obtain| | | | Also apply | the | the | | | | when using | next input | next | | | | functions in | | single | | | | PF6 | | candidate| |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | - | ^D | To delete an | Similar to | Similar | | | | input unit | (c) | to (d) | | | | + | | | | | | Delete a word | | | | | | or character, | | | | | | or dictionary | | | | | | in the | | | | | | environment | | | | | | operations PF6| | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | Backspace| - | To delete an | Similar to | Similar | | key | | input | (c) | to (c) | | | | character | | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | - | ^E | Move cursor to| Move cursor| Move the | | | | the last input| to the last| cursor to| | | | unit (end) or | unit of the| the last | | | | to the last | user input | candidate| | | | candidate of | string | in the | | | | the list. | | current | | | | Also apply | | set of | | | | when using | | candidate| | | | functions in | | | | | | PF6 | | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | - | ^A | Move cursor to| Move cursor| Move the | | | | the first | to the | cursor to| | | | unit | first unit | the last | | | | (beginning) or| of the user| candidate| | | | to the first | input | in the | | | | candidate of | string | current | | | | of the list | | set of | | | | Also apply | | candidate| | | | when using | | | | | | functions in | | | | | | PF6 | | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | - | ^K | To undo a | To delete | Similar | | | | conversion | an input | to (d) | | | | from the | string from| + | | | | cursor | the cursor | Similar | | | | position to | position to| to (c) | | | | the end of the| the end of | If press | | | | input string | the input | twice, | | | |(if press once)| string | will | | | | |(press once)| cancel | | | | | | the whole| | | | | | converted| | | | | | Hanzi | | | | | | string | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | - | ^I | To shorten the| - | Separate | | | | length of a | | a word | | | | word phrase by| | into | | | | one character | |individual| | | | | |characters| |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | - | ^O | To extend the | - | Join the | | | | length of a | |characters| | | | word phrase by| | into one | | | | one character | | word | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | - | ^G | To extract a | - | Similar | | | | candidate from| | to (c) | | | | the candidate | | | | | | list | | | |----------+-------+---------------+------------+----------| | - | ^C | To perform | - | Re-enter | | | | reverse | | into the | | | | conversion | | input or | | | | | | insert | | | | | | mode | | | | | | (if press| | | | | | once ) | | | | | | + | | | | | | Perform | | | | | | reverse | | | | | |conversion| | | | | | (if press| | | | | | twice ) | ---------------------------------------------------------- 13 May 1992 CKEY(7)
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