System information

Suppose the memory buffer contains the characters shown in the previous section, with the CP
following the last character of the buffer. In the following example, the command strings on the
left produce the results shown to the right. Use lower-case command letters to avoid automatic
translation of strings to upper-case.
Command String Effect
B2T<cr> Move to beginning of the buffer and type two lines:
NOW IS THE
TIME FOR
The result in the memory buffer is
^NOW IS THE<cr><lf>
TIME FOR<cr><lf>
ALL GOOD MEN<cr><lf>
5C0T<cr> Move CP five characters and type the beginning of the line
NOW 1. The result in the memory buffer is
NOW I^S THE<cr><lf>
2L-T<cr> Move two lines down and type the previous line TIME
FOR. The result in the memory buffer is
NOW IS THE<cr><lf>
TIME FOR<cr><lf>
^ALL GOOD MEN<cr><lf>
-L#K<cr> Move up one line, delete 65535 lines that follow. The result
in the memory buffer is
NOW IS THE<cr><lf>^
I<cr> Insert two lines of text with automatic translation to
TIME TO<cr> upper-case. The result in the memory buffer is
INSERT<cr>
^Z NOW IS THE<cr><lf>
TIME TO<cr><lf>
INSERT<cr><lf>^
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