- Since the last two will take you away from this screen,
- you can come back here with M-v's and C-v's. These are
- the most often used commands.
-
-Like all other commands in Emacs, these commands can be given
-arguments which cause them to be executed repeatedly. The way you
-give a command a repeat count is by typing C-u and then the digits
-before you type the command. If you have a META or EDIT key, you can
-omit the C-u if you hold down the META or EDIT key while you type the
-digits. This is easier, but we recommend the C-u method because it
-works on any terminal.
+ These are the most often used commands.
+
+Two other important cursor motion commands are M-< (Meta Less-than),
+which moves to the beginning of the whole text, and M-> (Meta
+Greater-than), which moves to the end of the whole text.
+
+On most terminals, the "<" is above the comma, so you must use the
+shift key to type it. On these terminals you must use the shift key
+to type M-< also; without the shift key, you would be typing M-comma.
+
+>> Try M-< now, to move to the beginning of the tutorial.
+ Then use C-v repeatedly to move back here.
+
+>> Try M-> now, to move to the end of the tutorial.
+ Then use M-v repeatedly to move back here.
+
+You can also move the cursor with the arrow keys, if your terminal has
+arrow keys. We recommend learning C-b, C-f, C-n and C-p for three
+reasons. First, they work on all kinds of terminals. Second, once
+you gain practice at using Emacs, you will find that typing these Control
+characters is faster than typing the arrow keys (because you do not
+have to move your hands away from touch-typing position). Third, once
+you form the habit of using these Control character commands, you can
+easily learn to use other advanced cursor motion commands as well.
+
+Most Emacs commands accept a numeric argument; for most commands, this
+serves as a repeat-count. The way you give a command a repeat count
+is by typing C-u and then the digits before you type the command. If
+you have a META (or EDIT or ALT) key, there is another alternative way
+to enter a numeric argument: type the digits while holding down the
+META key. We recommend learning the C-u method because it works on
+any terminal.