Function: forward-char

forward-char is an interactive function defined in cmds.c.

Signature

(forward-char &optional N)

Documentation

Move point N characters forward (backward if N is negative).

On reaching end or beginning of buffer, stop and signal error. Interactively, N is the numeric prefix argument. If N is omitted or nil, move point 1 character forward.

Depending on the bidirectional context, the movement may be to the right or to the left on the screen. This is in contrast with
<right> (right-char), which see.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 20.1.

Key Bindings

Aliases

pgg-skip-bytes

Source Code

// Defined in /usr/src/emacs/src/cmds.c
{
  return move_point (n, 1);
}