)
COMMON CONTROL FUNCTIONS IN CP/M PROGRAMS
DEL Delete and echo the last character typed at the console (Same as rubout)
CTRL-U Delete the entire line typed
at
the
console
CTRL-X Same as CTRL-U
CTRL-R Retype current command line:
types
a
"clean
line"
following
char-
acter
deletion
with
rubouts
CTRL-C CP/M system reboot (warm start)
CTRL-E Physical end
of
line: carriage is returned, but line is
not
sent
until
RETURN key is depressed
CTRL-Z End
input
from console (used in PIP and
ED)
CTRL-P Copies all subsequent
console
output
to
the currently assigned
list
device (e.g., a printer) and the console device until the next CTRL-P is
typed.
CTRL-S
Stops
the console
output
temporarily. Program
execution
and
output
continue
when another
character
is typed at the
console
(e.g.,
another
CTRL-S). This feature is used
to
stop
output
on high-speed
consoles, such as CRTs, in order
to
view a segment
of
output
before
continuing.
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