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1132 MS-DOS User's Reference
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DEL DEL
Purpose: (j
Skips over one character in the template.
Comments: i j
Each time you press the del key, edlin skips over and does not
copy the next character in the template. The action of the del key
is similar to the fi key, except that del skips a character in the
template instead of copying it to the current line.
Example: . ,
As an example of how to use the del key with edlin, type the
following line:
1:*Sharpe Office Supplies.
2:*_
Remember that at the beginning of the editing session, the cursor
(shown by the underline) is at the beginning of the line. When
you press the del key, edlin skips over the first character, 5:
DEL
2:*_
The cursor does not move as edlin changes the template. To see
how much of the line has been skipped over, press the F3 key.
This action moves the cursor past the last character of the line: , .
F3
2:*harpe Office Supplies._