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Article #7032Re: Using EDLIN to insert ^C in a file (???)
From: Nick Buchholz
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1991 14:56
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1991 14:56
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From article <1991Jun10.213629.1591@unlinfo.unl.edu>, by khawand@hoss.unl.edu (Nancy Khawand):
> Using EDLIN, how can I insert the ^C character into a file?
> Right now it simply terminates the edit.
> --
> Nancy Khawand Internet: khawand@hoss.unl.edu
> University of Nebraska - Lincoln Phone : (402) 472-5663
> Computing Resource Center FAX : (402) 472-5280
try getting into insert mode and typeing 003 while holding down the alt key
This enters the ascii character 3 (^C) into the file.
Nick C Buchholz
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