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The
Line
Editor
(Edlin)
133
|
—
F4
(^
Purpose:
Skips
multiple
characters
in
the
template
up
to
the
specified
^^
character.
Comments:
^^
When
you
press
the
F4
key,
edlin
skips
over
all
characters
up
to
•
'
a
given
character
in
the
template.
Edlin
does
not
copy
or
display
any
of
the
characters
up
to
and
including
the
given
character.
Of
course,
if
the
template
does
not
contain
that
character,
edlin
does
f0***)
not
skip
any
characters.
Note
that
the
action
of
the
F4
key
is
similar
to
that
of
the
F2
key,
except
F4
skips
over
characters
in
the
template
instead
of
copying
fl
them
to
the
current
line.
Example:
f)
As
an
example
of
how
to
use
the
F4
key
with
edlin,
type
the
following
line:
/0mm\
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
F4
key
followed
by
the
letter
c,
edlin
skips
over
all
^^^^
the
characters
in
the
template
up
to
the
c
in
the
word
Office:
F4
C
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
to
>—*.
copy
the
template.
This
action
displays
the
rest
of
the
line
and
•
'
moves
the
cursor
to
the
end
of
the
line:
F3
/*"v\
2:*ce
Supplies._

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