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Computer Science · Q34

UNIX

Engineering and GATE · Computer Science · question 34

Q34

The % key allows you

A.
to move the cursor to a matching delimiter, when a delimiters a parenthesis, a bracket, or a brace.
Answer
B.
to move the cursor to the upperleft corner of the screen
C.
to move the cursor backward to the beginning of a word
D.
to move the cursor to the first column in the current line
E.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
In Unix terminal environments, the % key, when used with certain text editors like vi or vim, allows the cursor to jump to the matching delimiter (such as parenthesis, bracket, or brace) in the text. This feature helps in navigating through code or text files efficiently, especially in programming or scripting contexts.
So, Option A is the correct description of what the % key allows you to do.