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Korn Shell Programming by Example
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Korn Shell Programming by Example

by Dennis O'Brien
February 2001
Beginner to intermediate
448 pages
9h 2m
English
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Miscellaneous Commands

Tables B.3B.5 list some other commands I have found useful. Be aware that there are many outgrowths from the vi editor. Additionally, many other powerful features are not covered in this tutorial that are in the standard vi editor.

Table B.3. Other useful commands
Command Description
xp Transposes two characters.
. Repeats the last activity.
J Joins the current line with the next line.
~ Changes the case of a character.
10~ Changes the case of the next 10 characters.
>> Moves the line about 8 characters to the left.
<< Moves the line about 8 characters to the right.
Ctrl+G Displays filename, line number, counts, and so on.
:r file Reads another file into the end of the work buffer.
:0r file Reads another file into the front ...
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