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Article #15307Re: DOS line editing
From: Charles Blair
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1987 02:26
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1987 02:26
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In article <307@cognos.UUCP> brianc@cognos.UUCP (Brian Campbell) writes: > > I've got a question concerning some of the line editing provided by >MS-DOS/PC-DOS. > > In almost every version I used up to and including 3.1, there has >been a Ctrl-U and Ctrl-W keystroke which is recognized. > >[...] > My question is why was this feature left out in some versions of >DOS (or, why was it included in mine?) I've since looked a little more >closely at the matter and found that the split is just about half and >half between haves and have-nots. Any reasons? Ideas? > > Thanks. I am, and have always been, a have-not. (I know this, because as a frequent TOPS-20 user, Ctrl-U is instinctive.) How do I become a have? (I.e., what's the patch?) I'm running DOS 3.2, so I'll need enough context to find the code (if in fact I'll be able to apply the patch at all). Thanks. -- Charles Blair ..!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!cjdb The University of Chicago PMRCJDB@UCHIMVS1.Bitnet
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mcnc!gatech!cuae2!ihnp4!gargoyle.uchicago.edu!sphinx!cjdb From: cjdb@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Charles Blair) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: DOS line editing Message-ID: <1077@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Jan-87 21:26:22 EST Article-I.D.: sphinx.1077 Posted: Tue Jan 20 21:26:22 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 22-Jan-87 00:22:11 EST References: <307@cognos.UUCP> Reply-To: cjdb@sphinx.UUCP (Charles Blair) Organization: University of Chicago Library Computer Systems Lines: 35