Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Reference Manual page 218

Chapter
9 /
Editing File$
1. At the EDLIN prompt, type
2
I
ENTER
I.
The screen looks like
this:
2:*The edlting keys are easy to use
2:*_
2. Type:
Replacing the template
Then press
em.
Notice that the
@
symbol appears after the
last character and the cursor moves to the next line:
2:*The edlting keys are easy to use
2:*Replacing the template@
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After you press
em,
all the characters displayed in the new ,
I
line replace those in the template. This is similar to press-
~
ing
I
ENTER
I.
However, there is one important difference. With
em,
the displayed characters go only to the template for
further editing; they do not go to the requesting program.
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3. Press the Copy All function key, [ill. The screen looks like
this:
2:*The editing keys are easy to use
2:*Replaclng the template@
Replacing the template __
As you can see, the new sentence is now the template.
4. Type
I
GTRL
I
W
to void any changes and continue to the next
example.
Note: Pressing I
ENTER
I immediately after pressing
em
empties the template.
Example 9: Enter Line
(I
ENTER
I)
Whenever you press
[ENTER
I,
the displayed characters become the
template and are sent to the requesting program.
1. At the EDLIN prompt, type
2
1
ENTER
I. The screen looks like
this:
2:*The editing keys are easy to use
2:* __
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I
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I '
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