[PLUG] Terminals

[Michael M.]

Galen Seitz wrote:
> 
> Are you familiar with the 'less' command?  If not, you should be.  less
> allows you to quickly view a file.  You can do all sorts of things with
> it, but here's a quick starter course.
> 
> h	help
> j	scroll down one line
> space	page down
> k	scroll up one line
> b	page up
> G	jump to end of file
> g	jump to beginning of file
> q	quit

Heh, I use 'less' frequently, but I didn't know about half of those.  I 
default to the up-down arrow keys and 'page up' 'page down' keys.  I 
guess I will never really be a keyboard shortcut guru, despite my 
preference for keys over the rodent.

I was reading the vim documentation a few weeks ago and noted how 
disparaging the docs were of using PgUp/PgDwn and arrow keys over 
'h-j-k-l' for navigating because you have to *reach* *all* *the* *way* 
over to the right to access those keys.  It's not enough to avoid 
reaching for the mouse, now you have limit yourself firmly to the 
alphabet and shift/meta keys to achieve keyboard shortcut nirvana. 
These people must type 300wpm! :-)

-- 
Michael M. -- Portland, OR -- USA
"No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions 
of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to 
dream." -S. Jackson