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Index: B
- b (move word) command
: 2.2.4. Movement by Text Blocks 
- B (move word) command
: 2.2.4. Movement by Text Blocks 
- -b option (vim)
   
  - 11.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
  
- 11.4.1. Initialization for All vim Invocations
  
- \b, \B metacharacters
: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
- backquote (`)
  
  - `` (move to mark) command
  
 
    - 3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command
    
- 4.4. Marking Your Place 
  
  
  - marking characters (vile)
: 12.8.7. Visual Mode
 
- backslash (\)
: (see \ (backslash) metacharacter)
- BACKSPACE key
  
  - deleting in insert mode
: 2.1. vi Commands 
  
- moving with
: 2.2.1. Single Movements 
  
- backward searching
: 3.3. Movement by Searches 
- "Bad file number" message
: 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files 
- "Bad termpcap entry" message
: 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files 
- bang
: (see exclamation point)
- beep mode
: (see command mode)
- :bg (hide window) command (nvi)
: 9.5. Multiwindow Editing
- binary data, editing
: 8.6.2. Arbitrary Length Lines and Binary Data
       
  - elvis editor
: 10.8.4. Arbitrary Length Lines and Binary Data
  
- nvi editor
: 9.8.4. Arbitrary Length Lines and Binary Data
  
- vile editor
: 12.8.4. Arbitrary Length Lines and Binary Data
  
- vim editor
: 11.8.4. Arbitrary Length Lines and Binary Data
    
- binary option (elvis)
: 10.8.4. Arbitrary Length Lines and Binary Data
- :bind-key command
: 12.10.1. The vile Editing Model
- blinktime option (elvis)
: 10.6.4. Options
- block (visual) mode
: 8.6.6. Visual Mode
    
  - elvis editor
: 10.8.6. Visual Mode
  
- vile editor
: 12.8.7. Visual Mode
  
- vim editor
: 11.8.7. Visual Mode
   
- "Block device required" message
: 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files 
- "Block special file" message
: 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files 
- bookmarks, placing
: 4.4. Marking Your Place 
- Bostic, Keith
: 9.1. Author and History
- bottom-line commands
: 1. The vi Text Editor
- braces {}
      
  - \{...} metacharacter
  
 
    - 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    
- 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  
  
  - { (move cursor) command
: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks 
  
- } (move cursor) command
: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks 
  
- [{, ]} (matching) commands (vim)
: 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  
- finding and matching
: 7.5.2. A Special Search Command 
  
- metacharacters
  
     
    - 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
    
- 9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  
  
- bracket expressions, POSIX
: 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions
- brackets ([])
  
  - [*, ]* (matching) commands (vim)
: 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  
- [{, ]} (matching) commands (vim)
: 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  
- [[, ]] (move cursor) commands
: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks 
  
- [: :] metacharacters
: 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions
  
- [. .] metacharacters
: 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions
  
- [= =] metacharacters
: 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions
  
- [(, ]) (matching) commands (vim)
: 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  
- [#, ]# (matching) commands (vim)
: 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  
- [/, ]/ (matching) commands (vim)
: 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  
- [^D, ]^D (file search) commands (vim)
: 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
  
- [^I, ]^I (file search) commands (vim)
: 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
  
- [d, ]d (file search) commands (vim)
: 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
  
- [D, ]D (file search) commands (vim)
: 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
  
- [i, ]i (file search) commands (vim)
: 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
  
- [I, ]I (file search) commands (vim)
: 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
  
- matching
: 7.5.2. A Special Search Command 
  
- metacharacters
: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns 
                 
- :browse command
: 10.11. elvis Futures
- bs values (lptype option)
: 10.10.1. Display Modes
- Buettner, Kevin
: 12. vile -- vi Like Emacs
- bufdisplay option (elvis)
: 10.10.1. Display Modes
    
buffers
  - 1.1. Opening and Closing Files 
  
- 4.3. Making Use of Buffers
  
- autowrite and autosave options
: 4.2.3. Recovering a Buffer 
  
- commands
: (see command-line history)
  
- commands for (summary)
: 4.6. Review of vi Buffer and Marking Commands
  
- copying file contents into
: 5.4. Copying a File into Another File 
  
- executing contents of
: 7.3.10. @-Functions 
  
- hold buffer (metacharacters)
  
        
    - 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns 
    
- 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  
- hold buffer (metacharacters)
: 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  
   
  - multiwindow editing and
: 8.2. Multiwindow Editing
  
- named buffers
  
  
    - 2.3.7. Copying Text 
    
- 4.3. Making Use of Buffers
    
- 4.3.2. Yanking to Named Buffers 
    
- 5.5.5. Edits Between Files 
    
- arbitrarily naming (nvi)
: 9.10. Interesting Features
  
     
  - numbered buffers for deletions/yanks
  
 
    - 2.3.6. Moving Text 
    
- 4.3. Making Use of Buffers
  
  
  - preserving manually
: 4.2.3. Recovering a Buffer 
  
- recovering after system failure
: 4.2.3. Recovering a Buffer 
  
- renaming (ex)
: 5.3.1. Renaming the Buffer 
   
built-in calculator, elvis
: 10.10. Interesting Features
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