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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<chapter>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2016</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
</legalnotice>
- <title>tty - A command line interface</title>
+ <title>tty - A Command-Line Interface</title>
<prepared>ETX/B/SFP C. Granbom</prepared>
<responsible></responsible>
<docno></docno>
@@ -32,24 +32,48 @@
<rev>A</rev>
<file>tty.xml</file>
</header>
- <p><c><![CDATA[tty]]></c> is a simple command line interface program where keystrokes are collected and interpreted. Completed lines are sent to the shell for interpretation. There is a simple history mechanism, which saves previous lines. These can be edited before sending them to the shell.
- <c><![CDATA[tty]]></c> is started when Erlang is started with the command:<br></br></p>
- <p><em>erl</em></p>
- <p><c><![CDATA[tty]]></c> operates in one of two modes:<br></br></p>
+ <p><c><![CDATA[tty]]></c> is a simple command-line interface program where
+ keystrokes are collected and interpreted. Completed lines are sent to the
+ shell for interpretation. A simple history mechanism saves previous lines,
+ which can be edited before sending them to the shell. <c><![CDATA[tty]]></c>
+ is started when Erlang is started with the following command:</p>
+
+ <pre>
+erl</pre>
+
+ <p><c><![CDATA[tty]]></c> operates in one of two modes:</p>
+
<list type="bulleted">
<item>
- <p><em>normal mode</em>, in which lines of text can be edited and sent to the shell.</p>
+ <p>Normal mode, in which text lines can be edited and sent to the
+ shell.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><em>shell break</em> mode, which allows the user to kill the current shell, start multiple shells etc. Shell break mode is started by typing <em>Control G</em>.</p>
+ <p>Shell break mode, which allows the user to kill the current shell,
+ start multiple shells, and so on.</p>
</item>
</list>
<section>
<title>Normal Mode</title>
- <p>In normal mode keystrokes from the user are collected and interpreted by <c><![CDATA[tty]]></c>. Most of the <em>emacs</em> line editing commands are supported. The following is a complete list of the supported line editing commands.<br></br></p>
- <p><em>Note:</em> The notation <c><![CDATA[C-a]]></c> means pressing the control key and the letter <c><![CDATA[a]]></c> simultaneously. <c><![CDATA[M-f]]></c> means pressing the <c><![CDATA[ESC]]></c> key followed by the letter <c><![CDATA[f]]></c>. <c><![CDATA[Home]]></c> and <c><![CDATA[End]]></c> represent the keys with the same name on the keyboard, whereas <c><![CDATA[Left]]></c> and <c><![CDATA[Right]]></c> represent the corresponding arrow keys.
- </p>
+ <p>In normal mode keystrokes from the user are collected and interpreted by
+ <c><![CDATA[tty]]></c>. Most of the <em>Emacs</em> line-editing commands
+ are supported. The following is a complete list of the supported
+ line-editing commands.</p>
+
+ <p>Typographic conventions:</p>
+
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><c>C-a</c> means pressing the <em>Ctrl</em> key and the letter
+ <c>a</c> simultaneously.</item>
+ <item><c>M-f</c> means pressing the <em>Esc</em> key and the letter
+ <c>f</c> in sequence.</item>
+ <item><c>Home</c> and <c>End</c> represent the keys with the same
+ name on the keyboard.</item>
+ <item><c>Left</c> and <c>Right</c> represent the corresponding arrow
+ keys.</item>
+ </list>
+
<table>
<row>
<cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>Key Sequence</em></cell>
@@ -121,11 +145,13 @@
</row>
<row>
<cell align="left" valign="middle">C-n</cell>
- <cell align="left" valign="middle">Fetch next line from the history buffer</cell>
+ <cell align="left" valign="middle">Fetch next line from the history
+ buffer</cell>
</row>
<row>
<cell align="left" valign="middle">C-p</cell>
- <cell align="left" valign="middle">Fetch previous line from the history buffer</cell>
+ <cell align="left" valign="middle">Fetch previous line from the history
+ buffer</cell>
</row>
<row>
<cell align="left" valign="middle">C-t</cell>
@@ -139,23 +165,18 @@
<cell align="left" valign="middle">C-y</cell>
<cell align="left" valign="middle">Insert previously killed text</cell>
</row>
- <tcaption>tty text editing</tcaption>
+ <tcaption>tty Text Editing</tcaption>
</table>
</section>
<section>
<title>Shell Break Mode</title>
- <p><em>tty</em> enters <em>shell</em> break mode when you type <em>Control G</em>. In this mode you can:<br></br></p>
+ <p>In this mode the following can be done:</p>
+
<list type="bulleted">
- <item>
- <p>Kill or suspend the current shell</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Connect to a suspended shell</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Start a new shell</p>
- </item>
+ <item>Kill or suspend the current shell</item>
+ <item>Connect to a suspended shell</item>
+ <item>Start a new shell</item>
</list>
</section>
</chapter>