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cursor movement. However , after a single keystroke , the com-
puter automatically exits the escape mode .
Moving the cursor up one row would require either of the
following key sequences:
ESC D
or
ESC f SPACE
To move the cursor up four rows would require either of the two
following key sequences.
ESC D ESC D ESC D ESC D
ESC f f
f f
SPACE
Use of ESC ,D is cumbersome for cursor moves of more than a
few rows. The same idea applies to the use of ESC ,A, ESC ,B, and
ESC , C.
Editing Functions that Clear Parts of the Display
It is often necessary to clear all or parts of a display, so that new
information can be displayed neatly. The simplest of the ~om
mands in this category is the Clear Screen command. When a
CONTROL-L is issued, either through the keyboard or in a
program , the display is cleared and the cursor is positioned in the
upper lefthand corner of the screen.
CONTROL-L clear screen
A si
milar command is the "clear to end of screen" command.
When the CONTROL-K command is used, the screen is cleared
from the current cursor position to the end of the screen. The