Tandy 1000 Basic Reference Manual page 143

Chapter 10 I
BASIC
Ke.ywords
DELETE Statement
DELETE linel -line2
Deletes
linel
through
line2
of the program in memory.
If you omit
linel,
BASIC deletes from the beginning of the pro-
gram. If omit ZineZ, BASIC deletes t o the end of the program.
If you specify a line number that does not exist, BASIC displays
a n "Illegal function call" error.
You can substitute a period
(.)
for either
linel
or
line2
to indicate
the current line number.
Examples
deletes Line 70 from memory.
D E L E T E
7 0
D E L E T E . - I 1 0
deletes from the current line to Line 110, inclusive.
D E L E T E - 4 0
deletes all program lines up to and including Line 40
D E L E T E 1 5 0 -
deletes program lines starting at and including 150 to the end of
the program.
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