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Space, Caret, B and Dot commands.
This node's header tells you that you are now at node "Help-Dot", and
that "P" would get you back to "Help-P". The line starting "Space," is
a "Title", saying what the node is about (most nodes have one).
This is a big node and it doesn't all fit on your display screen.
You can tell that there is more that isn't visible because of the
"--MORE--" that appears on a line near the bottom of the screen.
The Space, Caret and B commands exist to allow you to "move around"
in a node that doesn't all fit at once. Space moves forward, to show
what was below the bottom of the screen. Caret moves backward, to show
what was above the top of the screen (there isn't anything above the
top until you have typed some spaces).
>> Now try typing a Space (afterward, type a Caret to return here).
When you type the space, the two lines that were at the bottom of the
screen appear at the top, followed by more lines. Caret takes the two
lines from the top and moves them to the bottom, USUALLY, but if there
are not a full screen's worth of lines above them they may not make it
all the way to the bottom.
If you type a Space when there is no more to see, it will ring the
bell and otherwise do nothing. The same goes for a Caret when the
Header of the node is visible.
If your screen is ever garbaged, you can tell INFO to print it out
again by typing a Dot (".").
>> Type a Dot now.
To move back to the beginning of the node you are on, you can type a
lot of Carets. You can also type simply "B" for beginning.
>> Try that now. (I have put in enough verbiage to make sure you are
not on the first screenful now). Then come back, with Spaces.
You have just learned a considerable number of commands. If you want
to use one but have trouble remembering which, you should type a "?"
which will print out a brief list of commands. When you are finished
looking at the list, type a Space to make it go away and make the node
come back.
>> Type a "?" now. After it finishes, type a Space.
From now on, you will encounter large nodes without warning, and will
be expected to know how to use Space and Caret to move around in them
without being told. Since not all terminals have the same size screen,
it would be impossible to warn you anyway.
>> Now type "N" to see the description of the "M" command.