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From: drew@cgfsv1.dec.com (Steve Drew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Weird Bug under 1.2 (Shell 204m Disk Trash'g)
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Date: Fri, 19-Dec-86 11:08:30 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 19 11:08:30 1986
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>While I'm talking about this new shell, Steve can you give me a faster
>way to move along a command line that I'm editing somehow (like
>say shift cursor keys to move to the start and end of line or something).
>It's really painful when you type
> 
>ce df1:this/that/the/other/thing/too/why/not/even/this/ok
> 
>and then you realize "gadzooks, I blew it waaaaay back in column 2".
 

but that feature was already there. As per doc:

		KEY DEFINITIONS:
	   	  	Up Arrow    Recal previous commands
		  	Down Arrow  Recal commands
			Left Arrow  Move cursor about command line.
			Right Arrow  "     "      "      "      "
			DEL	    Delete char a head of cursor.
			^A	    Toggle insert/overtype mode.
			^D	    EOF (will exit shell).
		    *   ^E	    Put cursor at end of text.
			^R	    Retype current line.
			^U	    Erase entire line.
			^X	    Erase entire line.
		    *   ^Z	    Put cursor at start of text.

I would of used ^A for begining of line except that's kind of the
standard for insert/overtype that I'm use to under vms.
It would not be difficult to make shift arrows to do the same functions
as ^Z and ^E. I just found them easier to type.

(I also increase my key repeat speed under preferences.)

/Steve.