Use the key combination ESC then
8,
followed by Return to move to the bottom
of
the file.
Use the key combination ESC then M then a number, followed by Return to
move to a specific line number within the file .
Use the key combination ESC then
Q, followed by Return to quit,
or
ESC then X
followed by Return to write any changes to the file back into the original file
name.
Appendix 8 contains a listing
of
all the ED screen editing commands.
Using the RAM Disk
The
RAM disk
is
a special storage area, which you can " turn
on"
to hold
programs, tools, and other forms
of
information temporarily. RAM stands for
Random Access Memory, which
is
memory that you can both read information
from and write information to, while the computer
is
operating. The RAM disk
is
used
just
like a disk
in
a disk drive; you can load things from and save things to
the RAM disk.
The
advantage
of
a RAM disk
is
speed-it's
much faster than
accessing a disk from the disk drive.
One
way to activate the RAM disk
is
by issuing the command:
DIR RAM:
Remember
to include the colon after RAM when you type
in
the command.
The
disk drive light goes on when you press Return to issue the command. When
the light goes out, drag
or
resize the
eLI
window to reveal the upper right corner
of
the Workbench screen, where the disk icons usually appear.
Notice
there
's
a new icon there, for the RAM Disk. Open the RAM disk icon as
you would open the Workbench disk icon.
A window comes up for the RAM disk.
There's
nothing
in
the window, since
you haven't put anything there
-ye
t. Notice that the window for the RAM disk
comes up exactly where the Workbench window
is
. Drag the RAM
di
sk window
so you can get the icons
in
the Workbench window.
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