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To edit the command line using the command
line pop-up menu
• To clear the command line: position the mouse pointer within the Command Line
entry area; press and hold the select mouse button until the Command Line pop-up
menu appears; choose Clear Entire Line from the menu.
• To clear the command line from the cursor position to the end of the line: position
the mouse pointer at the place where you want the clear-to-end to start; press and
hold the select mouse button until the Command Line pop-up menu appears;
choose Clear to End of Line from the menu.
• To position the cursor and insert characters at the cursor location: position the
mouse pointer in a non-text area of the command line entry area; press and hold the
select mouse button to display the Command Line pop-up menu; choose Position
Cursor, Insert Mode from the menu; type the characters to be inserted.
• To replace characters at the current cursor location: position the mouse pointer in a
non-text area of the command line entry area; press and hold the select mouse
button to display the Command Line pop-up menu; choose Position Cursor,
Replace Mode from the menu; type the characters to be inserted.
• To position the cursor and replace characters at the cursor location: position the
mouse pointer in a non-text area of the command line entry area; press and hold the
select mouse button to display the Command Line pop-up menu; choose Position
Cursor, Replace Mode from the menu; type the characters to be inserted.
When the cursor arrives at the beginning of a command word or token, the softkey
labels change to display the possible choices at that level of the command.
See "To edit the command line using the mouse and the command line
pushbuttons" and "To edit the command line using the keyboard" for information
about additional editing operations you can perform.
Chapter 4: Entering Commands
Using the Command Line with the Mouse
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