Vector Basic Interpreter Basic 80 Reference Manual - page 47
the line.
All characters passed over during the
search are printed.
K
The subcommand (i]K
(i]S
except
all
the
characters
passed over in the
search are deleted.
The
cursor
is
positioned
before
and
the
deleted
characters are
enclosed in backslashes.
C
The subcommand C
character
to
If
you
wish
to
change the next i
characters, use the subcommand iC, followed by i
characters.
After
the
ith
new
character is
typed, change mode is exited and you will return
to Edit Mode.
Typing Carriage Return prints the
remainder
of
the
line,
saves the changes you made and exits
Edit Mode.
The E subcommand has the same effect as Carriage
Return,
except the remainder of the line is not
printed.
The Q subcommand
returns
to
BASIC-SO
command
level,
without
saving
any of the changes that
were made to the line during Edit Mode.
L
The L subcommand lists the remainder of the line
(saving any changes made so far) and repositions
the cursor at the beginning of the
line,
still
in
Edit
Mode.
L
is usually used to list the
line when you first enter Edit Mode.
A
The A subcommand lets you begin editing
a
line
over
again.
It restores the original line and
repositions the cursor at the beginning.
If BASIC-SO receives
an
unrecognizable
command
or
illegal
character while in
Edit Mode, it prints a bell
(Control-G)
and the command or character is ignored.