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.HL2 Sample Editing Sessions
 The following examples are taken from actual editing sessions. They are printed
exactly as they appear.
.HL3 TOPS-10
.b.lit

.
.make foobar.txt
*        Because this was preceeded by a tab, it is an insert string.
$$
*iWhere does this get inserted ?
How can you tell ?
$$
*HT$$
        Because this was preceeded by a tab, it is an insert string.
Where does this get inserted ?
How can you tell ?
*ISuppose you did not want to type the whole thing ...
$$
*0T$$
*IThe last command did not type anything because the pointer is at the end
of the buffer and the last line is just a carrage return.$$
*0T$$
of the buffer and the last line is just a carrage return.
*I
It worked that time because there was no carrage return at the end of the last
insert. However the next command should help reguardless.
$$
*-3T$$
of the buffer and the last line is just a carrage return.
It worked that time because there was no carrage return at the end of the last
insert. However the next command should help reguardless.
*J$$
*IThis is inserted at the beginning of the buffer.
$$
*HT$$
This is inserted at the beginning of the buffer.
        Because this was preceeded by a tab, it is an insert string.
Where does this get inserted ?
How can you tell ?
Suppose you did not want to type the whole thing ...
The last command did not type anything because the pointer is at the end
of the buffer and the last line is just a carrage return.
It worked that time because there was no carrage return at the end of the last
insert. However the next command should help reguardless.
*0T$$
This is inserted at the beginning of the buffer.
*3K$$
*-1T1T$$
This is inserted at the beginning of the buffer.
How can you tell ?
*I^$$
*-1T1T$$
This is inserted at the beginning of the buffer.^M
How can you tell ?
*-2DI $HT$$
This is inserted at the beginning of the buffer.^M
How can you tell ?
        Because this was preceeded by a tab, it is an insert string.
Where does this get inserted ?
How can you tell ?
Suppose you did not want to type the whole thing ...
The last command did not type anything because the pointer is at the end
of the buffer and the last line is just a carrage return.
It worked that time because there was no carrage return at the end of the last
insert. However the next command should help reguardless.
*JKIAlthough the first line appeared like two lines it was only one.
$$
*FSyou did$you
did$$
*EX$$
.

.end lit