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HP EDIT Reference Manual

Back Character 

Purpose 

Moves the cursor one or more characters to the left.

Default Syntax 

[n] Backspace 

where n is a count representing the number of characters to the left the
cursor is to move.  The default value of n is 1.

Description 

This command moves the cursor one or more characters to the left of its
current position.  The cursor moves to the left on the current line, but
moves to the previous line when:

   *   The cursor is positioned at the first column of a line and you
       enter the command.

   *   You specify a count greater than the number of characters to the
       left of the cursor.

Procedures 

To move the cursor one character to the left: 

   1.  Press the Backspace key.

To move the cursor more than one character to the left, either: 

   1.  Type a count representing the number of characters you want the
       cursor to move.

   2.  Press the Backspace key.  HP EDIT moves the cursor the specified
       number of characters.

     or 

   1.  Press the Backspace key repeatedly until the cursor is positioned
       at the desired location.  HP EDIT moves the cursor to the right
       one character at a time while leaving the text intact.

Related Commands 

       Back Line
       Back Word
       Forward Character
       Forward Line
       Forward Word

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