HP 3000 Manuals

Learning HP EDIT

Deleting Text 

HP EDIT provides several methods for deleting text.  You can delete a
single character, a word, an entire line, or a string of characters that
match a pattern you specify.  You will probably most often use the Delete
Character and the Delete Line commands.

A single character at a time may be deleted by pressing, F2, Delete Char,
or pressing d, the key assigned to the Delete Character command.  You can
delete multiple characters by pressing the function key or d several
times.  The cursor should be positioned directly under the character you
wish to delete.
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     Position the cursor under the word "and" as shown:[REV END]


            

Delete the word "and" by executing the Delete Character command three
times.
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     Press F2,  Delete Char  three times.[REV END]

The terminal key labeled Del Char (or Del) can also be used to delete a
single character when you are in Text Entry mode.  You should not attempt
to use the Del Char key in Command mode since HP EDIT does not recognize
this key except while you are in Text Entry mode.

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