Version 6.3.13 for UNIX
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Editor Commands for Scrolling

This section describes the editor commands and alternative PF keys (if available) that can be used to scroll in the source code currently contained in the editing area.

You enter an editor command in the command line of the editor screen. Depending on the configuration of your installation, an editor command can be entered in lower case. In this section, however, all commands are shown in upper case to distinguish them as commands.

In the following table, an underlined text portion represents an acceptable command abbreviation.

Command Function
BOTTOM

or

++
Scrolls to the end of the source.
TOP

or

--
Scrolls to the beginning of the source.
DOWN

or

+

or

ENTER key

or

PF8

Scrolls forwards by the amount specified by the scroll mode.
DOWN n Scrolls forwards by n lines.
+n Scrolls forwards by n lines.
UP

or

-

or

PF7

Scrolls backwards by the amount specified by the scroll mode.
UP n Scrolls backwards by n lines.
-n Scrolls backwards by n lines.
LEFT Scrolls to the left by the number of columns that fit on the screen.
LEFT n Scrolls to the left by n columns.
LEFT MAX Scrolls the maximum number of columns to the left edge of the screen.
RIGHT Scrolls to the right by the number of columns that fit on the screen.
RIGHT n Scrolls to the right by n columns.
RIGHT MAX Scrolls the maximum number of columns to the right edge of the screen.
FIX n Specifies the number of columns n, starting with column 1, to remain in display when scrolling to the right.

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