CBT—Cursor Backward Tabulation

Move the active position n tabs backward.

Default: 1.

Format

CSI 9/11

Pn 3/n

Z 5/10

Parameters

Pn
is the number of active position tabs to move backward.

Description

The active position is moved to the character position corresponding to the n-th preceding horizontal tabulation stop. If an attempt is made to move the active position past the first character position on the line, then the active position stays at column one.