Tandy 1000 MS-DOS User Manual

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Chapter 7
THE LINE EDITOR (EDLIN)
Although the line editor EDLIN and the MS-DOS Commands
editing function are separate utilities, many of their operation
keys
are identical. This chapter provides a quick reference for
these keys. Chapter 8 provides sample sessions and instructions
for command-line editing. Understanding the command editing
features will greatly assist you
in learning the full editing fea-
tures of EDLIN, described in Chapter 9.
Function Keys
You can accomplish many editing functions by using special
keys. Following is a
chart that illustrates each key and its
function.
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Function
Copy char
Delete char
Copy to char
Delete to char
Copy
all
Insert
Key(s)
ill] char
em char
Description
copies a character from the
template to the command
line and displays it.
deletes a character from
the
template. The character is
skipped and not copied to
the command line.
copies all characters up to
the specified character and
displays them.
deletes all characters up to
the specified character from
the template. They
are
skipped and not copied to
the command line.
copies all remaining charac-
ters and displays the entire
command line.
enters
the insert mode.
Press
[ill to exit.
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Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Specifications

General

Brand	Tandy
Model	1000 MS-DOS
Category	Desktop
Language	English