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To edit the command line using the command line
pushbuttons
•
To clear the command line, click the Clear pushbutton.
•
To clear the command line from the cursor position to the end of the
line, click the
Clear to end pushbutton.
•
To move to the right one command word or token, click the
Forward
pushbutton.
•
To move to the left one command word or token, click the Backup
pushbutton.
•
To insert characters at the cursor position, press the insert key to
change to insertion mode, and then type the characters to be inserted.
•
To delete characters to the left of the cursor position, press the
<BACKSPACE>
key.
When the cursor arrives at the beginning of a command word or token, the
softkey labels change to display the possible choices at that level of the
command.
When moving by words left or right, the Forward pushbutton becomes
halfbright and unresponsive when the cursor reaches the end of the
command string. Similarly, the Backup pushbutton becomes halfbright and
unresponsive when the cursor reaches the beginning of the command.
See "To edit the command line using the mouse and the command line popup
menu" and "To edit the command line using the keyboard" for information
about additional editing operations you can perform.
To edit the command line using the command line
popup menu
•
To clear the command line: position the mouse pointer within the
Command Line entry area; press and hold the
select mouse button
until the Command Line popup menu appears; choose Clear Entire
Line from the menu.
•
To clear the command line from the cursor position to the end of the
line: position the mouse pointer at the place where you want the
clear-to-end to start; press and hold the
select mouse button until the
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