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Dr. Mac's OS X Tip-of-the-Day
"Want to move the cursor in Terminal without touching those darned arrow keys?
Here's how."
By BOB LEVITUS
I cannot tell a lie. This tip isn't mine. I can't remember where or when I first
saw it but I immediately tried it and loved it. And then I promptly forgot about
it.
Fortunately, I saw it again last week on one of my favorite Web sites (other
than OSXFAQ, of course), www.macosxhints.com. And since I can't remember
where I first learned it, I'll let them have all the credit (they deserve
it...).
You know how you have to use the arrow keys to position the cursor in Terminal?
What I mean is that when you make a typo, you reposition the cursor by moving it
with the arrow keys, one space at a time.
You don't have to anymore. Just open Terminal Preferences and click the
right-most icon, Emulation. Check the checkbox that says, "Option click to
position cursor."
That's it. From now on, Option click where you want the cursor to appear and
forget about those pesky arrow keys.
To discuss this tip (or anything you like) in Dr. Mac's OSXFAQ Forum, click
here:
http://forums.osxfaq.com/viewtopic.php?topic=634&forum=100&0
Bob LeVitus is a leading authority on Mac OS and the author of 37 books,
including Mac OS X For Dummies and The Little iTunes Book.
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