Address Symbols
Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
1,$ | All lines in the file. |
x,y | Lines x through y. |
x;y | Lines x through y, with current line reset to x. |
0 | Top of file. |
. | Current line. |
num | Absolute line number num. |
$ | Last line. |
% | All lines; same as 1,$. |
x-n | n lines before x. |
x+n | n lines after x. |
-[num] | One or num lines previous. |
+[num] | One or num lines ahead. |
'x | Line marked with x. |
" | Previous mark. |
/pattern/ | Forward to line matching pattern. |
?pattern? | Backward to line matching pattern. |
See Chapter 7 for more information on using patterns.
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