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 Moving the Cursor
 *****************
 
    Many people find that reading screens of text page by page is made
 easier when one is able to indicate particular pieces of text with some
 kind of pointing device.  Since this is the case, GNU Info (both the
 Emacs and standalone versions) have several commands which allow you to
 move the cursor about the screen.  The notation used in this manual to
 describe keystrokes is identical to the notation used within the Emacs
 manual, and the GNU Readline manual.   Character Conventions
 (emacs)Characters, if you are unfamiliar with the notation(1).
 
    The following table lists the basic cursor movement commands in Info.
 Each entry consists of the key sequence you should type to execute the
 cursor movement, the `M-x'(2) command name (displayed in parentheses),
 and a short description of what the command does.  All of the cursor
 motion commands can take a "numeric" argument (see 
 `universal-argument' Miscellaneous Commands.  With a numeric argument,
 the motion commands are simply executed that many times; for example, a
 numeric argument of 4 given to `next-line' causes the cursor to move
 down 4 lines.  With a negative numeric argument, the motion is
 reversed; an argument of -4 given to the `next-line' command would
 cause the cursor to move _up_ 4 lines.
 
 <C-n> (`next-line')
 <DOWN> (an arrow key)
      Move the cursor down to the next line.
 
 <C-p> (`prev-line')
 <UP> (an arrow key)
      Move the cursor up to the previous line.
 
 <C-a> (`beginning-of-line')
 <Home> (on DOS/Windows only)
      Move the cursor to the start of the current line.
 
 <C-e> (`end-of-line')
 <End> (on DOS/Windows only)
      Move the cursor to the end of the current line.
 
 <C-f> (`forward-char')
 <RIGHT> (an arrow key)
      Move the cursor forward a character.
 
 <C-b> (`backward-char')
 <LEFT> (an arrow key)
      Move the cursor backward a character.
 
 <M-f> (`forward-word')
 `C-<RIGHT>' (on DOS/Windows only)
      Move the cursor forward a word.
 
 <M-b> (`backward-word')
 `C-<LEFT>' (on DOS/Windows only)
      Move the cursor backward a word.
 
 <M-<> (`beginning-of-node')
 <C-<Home>> (on DOS/Windows only)
 <b>
 <M-b>, vi-like operation
      Move the cursor to the start of the current node.
 
 <M->> (`end-of-node')
 <C-<End>> (on DOS/Windows only)
 <e>
      Move the cursor to the end of the current node.
 
 <M-r> (`move-to-window-line')
      Move the cursor to a specific line of the window.  Without a
      numeric argument, `M-r' moves the cursor to the start of the line
      in the center of the window.  With a numeric argument of N, `M-r'
      moves the cursor to the start of the Nth line in the window.
 
    ---------- Footnotes ----------
 
    (1) Here's a short summary.  `C-X' means press the `CTRL' key and
 the key X.  `M-X' means press the `META' key and the key X.  On many
 terminals th `META' key is known as the `ALT' key.  `SPC' is the space
 bar.  The other keys are usually called by the names imprinted on them.
 
    (2) `M-x' is also a command; it invokes `execute-extended-command'.
  Executing an extended command (emacs)M-x, for more detailed
 information.
 

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