indicates a location toward the end of the file (the last record).
one or more lines. For example:
up 5
meves the current line pointer to a line five lines closer to the
beginning of the file, and:
down
moves the pointer to point at the next sequential record in the file.
beginning, or top of the file,
top
you receive the message:
or at the
pointer be placed at the
end, or bottom of the file.
and the line pointer is positioned at a null line that is always at the
top of the file. This null line exists only during your editing session;
it is not filed on disk when you end the editing session.
bottom
the current line pointer is positioned at the last record in the file.
If you
the end of the file.
If the current line pointer is at the bottom of the file and you
issue the
the last record.
always pOinting at the line you last entered.
from a file, the line pointer moves down to point to the next line down
in the file.
Going from edit mode to input mode does not change the current line
pointer. If you are creating a new file and, every
move the current line pointer to make corrections to the lines that you
have entered, you must issue the
more lines at the end of the file.
The current line pointer is also moved as the result of the
you know the characters at the beginning of the line. For example, if
you want to change the line:
you could first locate it by using the subcommand:
find baxter
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