Commands That Are Not Specific to UNIX

( Command

Shifts to the left one designated line of text.

Category:

Text editing, line command

Syntax
Without Arguments
Arguments
Details
Comparisons
See Also

Syntax

( <n>

Without Arguments

The ( command shifts a designated line of text one space to the left.

Arguments

n: specifies the number of spaces that the designated line of text shifts. The default is one space. Follow the n argument with a space.

Details

The ( command shifts a designated line of text one or more spaces to the left. If the shift extends past the beginning of the current line, characters are lost.

Comparisons

The ) and )) commands shift text in the opposite direction from the ( and (( commands. The <, <<, >, and >> commands are similar text-shift commands, but they do not lose characters when shifting.