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COMMAND: DOSEDIT DOCUMENTATION : On-line
FUNCTION: Retains DOS commands in a circular buffer and provides the user with
extensive command editing capabilities.
FORMAT: DOSEDIT [filespec]
TYPE: Public domain software
REMARKS: filespec is the name of the file containing command aliases.
DOSEDIT may be invoked from the keyboard or from the AUTOEXEC.BAT
file. It attaches itself to DOS and creates two circular buffers
of 256 bytes each: one stores DOS commands and the other stores calls
from external commands and application programs. Previous commands
are recalled by Up-arrow and can then be edited as described below.
The currently displayed command is executed when Enter is pressed.
Command aliases can be stored in the specified file by a text editor,
and they may be up to 8 characters long. Each line of the file
contains the alias followed by the replacement phrase. The alias is
replaced by the expanded phrase before the command is passed to DOS.
The command line edit functions are as follows:
Right arrow Advances the cursor one character position.
Left arrow Backs up the cursor one character position.
Ctrl-Right Advances the cursor to the next word.
Ctrl-Left Backs up the cursor to the previous word.
LeftShift-tab Backs up the cursor to the previous tab position.
RightShift-tab Advances the cursor to the next tab position.
Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.
End Moves the cursor to the end of the line.
Del Erases the character at the cursor position.
Back Space Erases the character to left of the cursor.
Esc Erases the entire line.
Ctrl-Home Erases from the beginning of the line to the cursor.
Ctrl-end Erases from the cursor to the end of the line.
Up arrow Recalls the previous instruction from the stack.
Down arrow Recalls the following instruction from the stack.
Ctrl-PgUp Clears the current stack of all entries.
Ctrl-PgDn Erases the currently displayed stack entry.
Ins Toggles the insert mode. If active, cursor size changes.
Ctrl-A Displays aliase list when under dos control.
Ctrl-Z: End of file marker (1AH). Replaces the F6 key.
F1 thru F10: Not used.