This is a brief description of the minimal set of commands that are necessary to start using beav
effectively. For more information, review the file /usr/share/doc/beav/beav140.txt.gz.
The file-visit command, Ctl-XCtl-V, can be used to read a file in for editing. The file can also be
read in from the command line; beav<edit_file>.
Data is displayed in one or more windows. These commands can be used to navigate around the windows.
move-back-charCtl-Bmovesleftmove-back-lineCtl-Pmovesupmove-forw-charCtl-Fmovesrightmove-forw-lineCtl-Nmovesdownwindow-deleteCtl-X0deletewindowwindow-expandCtl-X1expandwindow
The move-to-byte command, Ctl-XG, will prompt you for a byte position to move to.
These commands will insert a zero byte at the cursor position or delete the byte at that position.
insert-unitCtl-XIdelete-forw-unitEscD
The file-save command, Ctl-XCtl-S, will save the data to the file if a change has been made.
The help command, Esc?, will display a list of all commands and their current key bindings.
The abort-cmd command, Ctl-G, will abort any command that is in operation.
The quit-no-save command, Ctl-XCtl-C, will exit beav. If there is any data that has not been saved you
will be warned.