Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Reference Manual page 222

Chapter 10 / EDLIN Command Reference
In the first case, you must use a semicolon to sepa-
rate the commands. For example, the multiple com-
mand:
15; - 5,
+
5L
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ENTER
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edits Line 15 and
displays Lines 10-20.
In the second case, type
I
CTRL
1m
(instead of
I
ENTER
I)
after the string to be replaced. For instance, the
multiple command:
5 T his s
t
r i n 9
I
CTRL
1m -
5,
+
5 L
I
ENTER
I
searches for the string, This string, and then dis-
plays the 5 lines that immediately precede the
matched string and the 5 lines that immediately
follow it. If the search fails then EDLIN displays
the numbers of the relative lines.
• You can enter EDLIN commands with or without a space
between the line number and the command. For example,
the delete command 6D is the same as 6 D.
• Control characters (such as
I
CTRL
I[TI
and
I
CTRL
1m)
can be
inserted into text and even used for the Search and
Replace commands. To do this, first type
I
CTRL
10
and
then the desired control character.
• Delimiters (spaces or commas) are required only
between adjacent line numbers. You may want to use
them, however, to separate commands and parameters
for better readability.
• Commands become effective after you press
I
ENTER
I.
• For commands that produce a large amount of display
output, press C8QbQJ. This halts the display so you can
read it. Press
[SPACEBAR
I
again to continue display output.
• You may stop EDLIN commands by typing
I
CTRL
I [TI.
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