About pico Commands
Pico commands are usually given using the control <CTRL> keys. The most common commands appear in a menu at the bottom of the screen during a pico session. The menus are context sensitive and will vary depending on what you are doing within pico.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| CTRL-G | Display appropriate help text |
| CTRL-F or right-arrow | Move Forward a character. |
| CTRL-B or left-arrow | Move Backward a character. |
| CTRL-P or up arrow | Move to the Previous line. |
| CTRL-N or down-arrow | Move to the Next line. |
| CTRL-A | Move to the beginning of the current line. |
| CTRL-E | Move to the end of the current line. |
| CTRL-V | Move forward a page of text (page down). |
| CTRL-Y | Move backward a page of text (page up). |
| CTRL-W | Search for text (where is), ignoring case. |
| CTRL-L | Refresh the display (useful when someone writes you or you receive a system message while editing. |
| CTRL-D | Delete the character at the cursor position. |
| CTRL-K | Delete the entire line at the cursor position. NOTE: Consecutive deletes append lines to a buffer which subsequent undeletes will write at the current position. |
| CTRL-U | Undelete the last deleted line(s) at the current cursor position. |
| CTRL-I | Insert a <TAB> at the current cursor position. |
| CTRL-J | Format (justify) the current paragraph. Paragraphs are delimited by blank lines or indentation. |
| CTRL-T | Invoke the spelling check. Possible incorrect words are shown in context. |
| CTRL-C | Report the current cursor position (or about the current function). |
| CTRL-R | Insert an external file at tthe current cursor position. |
| CTRL-O | Output the current buffer (file), saving it. |
| CTRL-X | Exit pico, saving buffer (file). |