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Edlin Commands 153
Insert (l)nsert
Purpose:
Inserts text immediately before the specified line.
Syntax:
f0**) Comments:
If you are creating a new file, you must type the I (insert) com
mand before you can insert a new line of text. Text begins on line
r**) 1, and each time you press the return key the next line number
appears automatically.
^^^ Edlin remains in insert mode until you press control-C. When
\) you finish the insertion and exit insert mode, the line immediately
following the inserted lines becomes the current line. Edlin
automatically increments the line numbers that follow the
f~*) inserted section by the number of lines that you inserted.
If you do not specify line, the default is the current line number
and edlin inserts the lines before the current line. If line is a
(~*) number larger than the last line number, or if you specify a pound
sign (#) as line, edlin appends the inserted lines to the end of
the file. In this case, the last line that you inserted becomes the
/""^ current line.
Examples:
fs Suppose the following file exists and is ready to edit:
1: Dear Mr. Dimm,
_ 2:
f] 3: I was sorry to hear of your recent
4: hospitalization due to electrical
5: shock from our X-10 0 0 Automatic
n6: Pencil Sharpener.
7:
8: Sincerely,
9:
^"^ 10: I.R. Sharpe, President
Since this letter doesn't really offer any compensation for the Inserting text in a file
/^ accident, you might decide to add a brief note about a small gift
J that you're enclosing for Mr. Dimm. To insert text before line 8,
type 8i. The result is:
C) 8:*_