Tandy 1000 MS-DOS User Manual

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Chapter 8
EDITING COMMANDS
MS-DOS has several special editing features to help you change
commands. Learning to use these features can save you time.
The Template
You edit commands in MS-DOS through a special storage area,
the template. When you press I ENTER I after typing a command,
MS-DOS sends
the command to the cpmmand processor (COM-
MAND.COM) for execution. It also sdnds the command to the
template. Only one command at a time is stored-the last com-
mand entered. You can then recall the command from the tem-
plate
for editing or reexecution.
Display and Change
Assume you have two files, Prog.com and Prog.asm, in the root
directory of your MS-DOS diskette.
If you type the following
command:
dir prog.com I ENTER J
MS-DOS displays information about the file Prog.com. At the
same time, it saves the command line (DIR Prog.com) in the
template.
Press
em to display the command line. (The underscore is used
here to represent
the blinking cursor.) The screen displays:
di.r prog.com _
Execute the command again by pressing I ENTER I
To display information about the file Prog.asm, edit the com-
mand line DIR Prog.com. Type:
mJc
MS-DOS displays all characters of the command line up to but
not including the letter C, as shown.
dir prog._
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Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Specifications

General

Brand	Tandy
Model	1000 MS-DOS
Category	Desktop
Language	English