Commodore PC Ms-Dos 3.2 User's Manual page 194

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To illustrate how the keys you type affect the command line, com-
pare the key pressed with its result (shown beneath it along with
a description of the effect).
DEL
_ Skips over 1st template character
DEL
_ Skips over 2nd template character
Fl
t _ Copies 3rd template character , j
ins yp
typ_ v Inserts two characters, y andp i \
F3
type invest. r p t _ Copies rest of template [)
Notice that del does not affect the command line. Instead, it
affects the template by deleting the first character. Similarly, F4
deletes characters in the template, up to, but not including, a
given character.
These special editing keys do give you more power and flexibility v-x
when you are typing. But, in addition to these keys, msdos also
has control characters that help you control the output from a
command, or control the contents of the current command line.
The next section describes how to use the msdos control
characters.
using the ms-dos Control Characters
control characters
A control character affects the command line in a special way.
For example, you use control-c to stop running the current com
mand, and you use controls to suspend the screen output from \~s
a command.
Note When you type a control sequence, such as control-c, you
must hold down the control key and then press the c key.
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