Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Reference Manual page 236

Chapter 10 / EDLIN Command Reference
To continue text insertion, press
I
ENTER
I.
EDLIN displays a new
line number. Type:
I.
<how they are renumbered)
I
ENTER
I
Then return to the EDLIN prompt by typing [
CTRL
I
en
Type
L
I
ENTER'
display the result:
1: This
is
a sample file
2: to show what happens
3:
to the line numbers
4: <how they are renumbered)
5:*when using the Insert command
6:
in your files
To insert a line immediately before the current line, type
I
[ ENTER
I at the EDLIN prompt. The screen shows:
5:*_
Now type:
eve r y
tim
e you ins e r t new
1
i
n e s
I
ENTER
I
When EDLIN displays the number for the next line, type
I
CTRL
I
W
to return to the EDLIN prompt
(*).
Type
L
I
ENTER
I
to list the
file. The screen looks like this:
1: This
is
a sample flle
2: to show what happens
3: to the line numbers
4: <how they are renumbered)
5:*every
time
you insert new llnes
6: when using the Insert command
7: in your files
To add lines to the end of the file, type:
8 I
I
ENTER
I
The screen shows:
8:*_
Enter the following new lines:
8: The Insert command
9: can be used
1~:
to add new lines
11: to the end of your file
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