Commands That Are Not Specific to UNIX

Shift Left Command

Shifts to the left a 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. Follow the n argument with a space.

Details

The < command shifts a designated line of text one or more spaces to the left. The line shifts the number of spaces that you specify with the n argument, or the line shifts at the left window border, whichever is less. This text-shift command does not lose characters when shifting.

Comparisons

The > and >> commands shift text in the opposite direction from the < and << commands. The ), )), (, and (( commands are similar text-shift commands, which, depending on the extent of the shift, can lose characters.