. - Page Forward

Displays the next 23 lines of the item on the screen.

Command

. (period)

Action

The Page Forward command displays the next 23 lines on the screen.

The current cursor position has no effect on this command. The cursor is repositioned at the beginning of the first line of the new screen.

If the bottom line of the current screen is less than 23 lines from the end of the item, the last 23 lines of the item are displayed.

Example

Lines 20 to 42 are currently displayed on the screen and the cursor is positioned on line 33.

Press . (period).

Lines 43 to 65 are displayed on the screen and the cursor is positioned at the beginning of line 43.