Text editor – Juniper Systems Allegro DOS Manual User Manual

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Text Editor

There is a full screen text editor available that runs on the Allegro. The
text editor allows you to create and edit text files up to 64 K in size. It is
useful for editing the AUTOEXEC.BAT and the CONFIG.SYS files.

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Starting a New Text File

Press <F10> Util from FileScout to bring up the Utilities menu.
Select 2 “Editor” to execute the Text Editor program.

Enter a name for the new file on the second status line after the word
File: and press <ENTER>.

A blank page appears on the screen. You can now create a new file using
the editing rules described later in this section.

Blank Screen

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Accessing an Existing File

To access an existing file, select the desired file from the FileScout
directory then press <F2>. This keystroke executes the Text Editor and
opens the file that is highlighted.

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