Commodore PC - Page 219

Edlin Commands 147
"' Delete (D)elete
( ' Purpose:
Deletes a specified range of lines in a file.
O Syntax:
[line][Jine]d
^^ Comments:
If you omit the first line option, edlin defaults to the current line
/*-n (the line with the asterisk next to the line number). If you omit
the second line option, then edlin deletes just the first line.
Remember, too, that when you delete lines, edlin automatically
^^ renumbers the file.
Examples:
^^ Suppose that the following file exists and is ready to edit:
1: Dear Mr. Dimm,
2:
^-n 3: I was sorry to hear of your recent
4: hospitalization due to electrical
5: shock from our X-10 0 0 Automatic
6: Pencil Sharpener.
8: As a result of your accident, we
9: are redesigning our manual
--^ 10: to warn our customers against trying
f > 11: to sharpen metal objects.
12:
13: We hope that you will be more
f^S 14: careful with electrical appliances
15: in the future.
16:
^^^ 17: Sincerely,
O 18:
19:*I.R. Sharpe, President
But now, say you decide not to warn Mr. Dimm about being Deleting text from
careful. To delete lines 12 through 15, type the following: a file
12,15d
n