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- COMMAND: DOSEDIT DOCUMENTATION : On-line
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- FUNCTION: Retains DOS commands in a circular buffer and provides the user with
- extensive command editing capabilities.
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- FORMAT: DOSEDIT [filespec]
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- TYPE: Public domain software
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- 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:
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- 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.
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