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MS-DOS Users
Reference
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Using the MS-DOS
control characters
To
illustrate
how
the
keys you type affect
the
command
line, com-
pare
the
key pressed
with
its result
(shown
beneath it along with C
a description
of
the
effect).
DEL
Skips
over
1 st template
character
DEL
. Skips
over
2nd
template
character
FI
t Copies
3rd
template character
INS yp
t Y P _ Inserts
two
characters, y and p
F3
type
i
nve
5 t . r p t _ Copies rest
of
template
Notice that
DEL does
not
affect
the
command
line. Instead, it
affects
the
template
by
deleting
the
first character. Similarly,
F4
deletes characters in
the
template, up to,
but
not
including, a
given character.
These special editing keys
do
give you
more
power
and flexibility
when
you are typing. But, in addition
to
these keys, MS-DOS also
has control characters that help you
control
the
output
from· a
command,
or
control
the
contents
of
the
current
command
line.
The
next section describes
how
to
use
the
MS-DOS
control
characters.
Control Characters
A
control
character affects
the
command
line in a special way.
For example, you use
CONTROL-C
to
stop running the
current
com-
•.
mand, and
you
use CONTROL-S
to
suspend
the
screen
output
from L
a command.
Note When you type a control sequence,
such
as CONTROL-C, you C
must hold
down
the
CONTROL key and
then
press
the
C key.
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