Therefore, if you type a printing character and then type @key{DEL},
they cancel out.
+ Unfortunately, computer and keyboard manufacturers differ over the
+name of the @key{DEL} key. This is the key at the far right of the row
+of keys containing the digits, usually immediately above the @kbd{RET}
+key. It is usually labelled ``Backspace'' or ``Delete'' or some
+abbreviation. Modern keyboards will often have another key labelled
+``Del'' in the @emph{edit keypad} (along with an ``Ins'' key and perhaps
+some others). This is not the @kbd{DEL} key referred to here. It
+usually deletes @emph{forward} in Emacs.
+
@kindex RET
@cindex newline
@findex auto-fill-mode
- To end a line and start typing a new one, type @key{RET}. This
+ To end a line and start typing a new one, type @key{RET}. On some
+keyboards, this key is labelled ``Enter''. This
inserts a newline character in the buffer. If point is in the middle of
a line, @key{RET} splits the line. Typing @key{DEL} when the cursor is
at the beginning of a line rubs out the newline before the line, thus
a command to move or act backwards. For example, if you want to move
down ten lines, type the following:
@example
-C-u 10 C-n RET
+C-u 10 C-n
@end example
@noindent
-After you press @key{RET} key, the cursor will move ten lines
+After you press the @kbd{C-n} key, the cursor will move ten lines
downward. You can also type:
@example
-M-10 C-n RET
+M-10 C-n
@end example
@noindent
Both @kbd{C-u} and @kbd{M-} allow you to give numeric arguments. If you
want to move ten lines backward, you can also give negative arguments, like:
@example
-C-u -10 C-n RET
+C-u -10 C-n
@end example
@noindent
OR you could also type:
@example
-M--10 C-n RET
+M--10 C-n
@end example
@noindent
You can obviously use @kbd{C-b} to move backward rather than giving