Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Reference Manual page 216

Chapter 9 / Editing Files
Example 5: Delete to Char
(Cill)
Using the Delete to Char function,
Un
delete a number of char-
acters up to-but not including-the specified character.
1. At the EDLIN prompt, type
1
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ENTER ,.
The screen looks like
this:
1 :*This is a sample file
1:*_
2. Type
Cill
a. The cursor remains in the same position even
though the characters before the first
a
have been deleted.
To see this, press the Copy All key,
ffiJ.
The screen looks
like this: .
1 :*This is a sample file
1 :*a sample file_
3. Type
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CTRL
III]
to void any changes and continue to the next
example.
Example 6: Void Line
([@)
In this example, first make a change to Line 1 and then, using
the Void Line function,
[ESC
I, cancel that change. This leaves the
template unchanged and lets you continue making changes to
the same line.
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1. At the EDLIN prompt, type
1 [ENTER
I. The screen looks like
this:
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1 :*This is a sample file
1:*_
2. Type:
Names and addresseslESCj
The screen looks like this:
1 :*This is a sample flle
1: *Names and addresses\
When you press
[@,
a backslash (\) appears right after
any change you may have made and the cursor appears
again on another line.
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