Commodore PC Ms-Dos 3.2 User's Manual page 201

The Une Editor (Edlin) 129
F1 FI
' Purpose:
Copies one character from the template to the current line.
' • Comment:
When you press the fi key, edlin copies one character from the
/"-\ template to the current line, and turns insert mode off.
Example:
As an example of how to use the fi key with edlin, type the
following line:
1:*Sharpe Office Supplies.
2
At the beginning of the editing session, the cursor (shown by the
underline) is at the beginning of the line. When you press the Fi
key, edlin copies the first character 5 to line 2 as shown here:
F1
2:*S_
Each time you press the fi key one more character appears:
Fl
2:*Sh_
2:*Sha_
2:*Shar_
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