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the ENTER key after typing a command, MS-DOS copies the
command into a “buffer” memory. By using the function keys,
you can edit and reuse the command without having to retype
the entire line.
- Fl key
Copies one character at a time from the buffer to the command
line
-
F2 key
Copies the entire buffer up to the next character you type
- F3 key
Copies the entire buffer to the command line
- F4 key
The opposite of F2, deletes all characters from the buffer up to,
but not including, the next character you type
-
F5 key
Moves the current line you are typing into the buffer without
ENTERing it
- F6 key
Places an “end-of-file” marker when you copy from the
monitor to a disk file
- ESC key
Cancels the current command line without changing the buffer
- INS key
Inserts characters into the command line as you copy
characters from the buffer
- DEL key
Deletes characters from the buffer
4-8 Using
MS-DOS With Your Computer