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6.4 Basic Editing Commands CP/M 3 User's Guide
If you enter the command in upper-case, ED automatically converts the string to
upper-case. The I command takes the forms:
I
Istring^Z
When you type the first command, ED enters insert mode. In this mode, all keystrokes
are added directly to the memory buffer. ED enters characters in lines and
does not start a new line until you press the enter key.
A>ED B:QUOTE.TEX
NEW FILE
: *i
1: Emily Dickinson said,
2: "I find ecstasy, in living -
3: the mere sense of livig
4: is joy enough."
5: ^Z
: *
Note: to exit from insert mode, you must press CTRL-Z or ESC. When the ED
prompt, *, appears on the screen, ED is not in insert mode.
In command mode, you can use CP/M 3 command line-editing control characters.
In insert mode, you can use the control characters listed in Table 6-3.
Table 6-3. CP/M 3 Line-editing Controls
Command Result
CTRL-H Delete the last character typed on the current line.
CTRL-U Delete the entire line currently being typed.
CTRL-X Delete the entire line currently being typed. Same as CTRL-U.
Backspace Remove the last character.
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