Miscellaneous Commands
Command | Action |
---|---|
<
| Shift line left to position indicated by following movement command. |
>
| Shift line right to position indicated by following movement command. |
<<
| Shift line left one shift width (default is 8 spaces). |
>>
| Shift line right one shift width (default is 8 spaces). |
>}
| Shift right to end of paragraph. |
<%
|
Shift left until matching parenthesis, brace, bracket, etc. (Cursor must be on the matching symbol.) |
^[
| Abort command or end input mode. |
^]
| Perform a tag look-up on the text under the cursor. |
^\
| Enter ex line-editing mode. |
^^
|
(Caret key with Ctrl key pressed) Return to previously edited file. |
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