Commodore PC Ms-Dos 3.2 User's Manual page 209

The Une Editor (Edlin) 137
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F5 F5
' ' Purpose:
Creates a new template.
) Comments:
When you press the F5 key, edlin copies the current line to
/-n the template and deletes the previous contents. Pressing F5 also
displays an @ ("at" symbol), and outputs a return and a linefeed.
When you press F5, edlin empties the current line and turns off
^m^ insert mode.
Note F5 performs the same function as the esc key, except that it
/—■^ changes the template, printing an @ instead of a backslash.
^^^ Example:
' As an example of how to use the F5 key with edlin, type the
following line:
() 1:*Sharpe Office Supplies.
2: *_
f"^ Remember that at the beginning of the editing session, the cursor
(shown by the underline) is at the beginning of the line. Now
type the following sequence of keys and words (the results are
^•"^ shown below each key sequence):
F2 C
2:*Sharpe Offi_
ins c i a 1
2:*Sharpe Official^
' ' ins Sharpeware.
2:*Sharpe Official Sharpeware._
f! At this point, suppose you want to add a word at the beginning
of this line, but you don't want to backspace and retype the
whole line. Just press the F5 key to put the current line into the
{***) template:
1: Sharpe Office Supplies.
^-^ 2:*Sharpe Official Sharpeware.®