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BACKWARD - scroll backward by number of screens or lines
- Syntax:
- BAckward [n|*|HALF] [Lines]
- Description:
- The BACKWARD command scrolls the file contents backwards n screens or n lines if the optional Lines argument is specified.
- If * is specified, the Top-File line becomes the current line .
- If HALF is specified, the file contents are scrolled one half of a screen.
- If 0 is specified as the number of lines or screens to scroll, the last line of the file becomes the current line .
- If the BACKWARD command is issued while the current line is the Top-of-File line and SET PAGEWRAP is ON, the last line of the file becomes the current line .
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: Compatible.
- KEDIT: Compatible
- Default:
- 1
- See Also:
- FORWARD, TOP, SET PAGEWRAP
- Status:
- Complete
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