Commands That Are Not Specific to UNIX |
Shifts to the right a designated line of text.
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Text editing, line command
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The > command shifts a designated line of text one space to the right.
- n
-
specifies the number of spaces that the designated line
of text shifts. Follow the n argument with a
space.
The > command shifts a designated line of text one or
more spaces to the right. The line shifts the number of spaces 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.
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.
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