The Computing Environment
Overview
What is a Computer?
Hardware
Processors
Input Devices
Output Devices
Software
Input and
Characters
Control Characters
Application
Programs
Programming Languages
The Operating
System
System
Administration
History of UNIX and
Linux
Conventions
Summary
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Control characters
| Code |
ctrl-key |
Name |
Description |
| 0 |
^@ |
NUL |
null |
| 1 |
^A |
SOH |
start of heading |
| 2 |
^B |
STX |
start of text |
| 3 |
^C |
ETX |
end of text |
| 4 |
^D |
EOT |
end of transmission |
| 5 |
^E |
ENQ |
enquiry |
| 6 |
^F |
ACK |
acknowledge |
| 7 |
^G |
BEL |
bell |
| 8 |
^H |
BS |
backspace |
| 9 |
^I |
HT |
horizontal tab |
| 10 |
^J |
NL |
newline (linefeed) |
| 11 |
^K |
VT |
vertical tab |
| 12 |
^L |
NP |
new page (formfeed) |
| 13 |
^M |
CR |
carriage return |
| 14 |
^N |
SO |
shift out |
| 15 |
^O |
SI |
shift in |
| 16 |
^P |
DLE |
data link escape |
| 17 |
^Q |
DC1 |
device control 1 |
| 18 |
^R |
DC2 |
device control 2 |
| 19 |
^S |
DC3 |
device control 3 |
| 20 |
^T |
DC4 |
device control 4 |
| 21 |
^U |
NAK |
negative acknowledgement |
| 22 |
^V |
SYN |
synchronous idle |
| 23 |
^W |
ETB |
end of transmission block |
| 24 |
^X |
CAN |
cancel |
| 25 |
^Y |
EM |
end of medium |
| 26 |
^Z |
SUB |
substitute |
| 27 |
^[ |
ESC |
escape |
| 28 |
^\ |
FS |
file separator |
| 29 |
^] |
GS |
group separator |
| 30 |
^^ |
RS |
record separator |
| 31 |
^_ |
US |
unit separator |
| 127 |
^? |
DEL |
delete |
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