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- MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS
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- <DATE> inserts today's date at the current cursor position.
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- <REDRAW SCREEN> clears the screen and draws a new copy of the text on
- the screen. This is useful if you are not sure of what's on the
- screen, or if funny characters appear on your screen due to noise on
- communication lines.
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- <STATUS LINE> toggles between the two types of status lines. The
- default status line shows the row, column, number of lines, mode,
- current format block, and current file name. The ruler status line
- looks like the tab line in the format menu.
-
- <SHELL> allows you to execute an operating system command from within
- the word processor. Type the command, followed by <RETURN>, and the
- command will be executed. After the command is finished, you will be
- brought back to your editing screen. In DOS, you can invoke a second-
- ary command processor by typing "command". You will then "leave" the
- word processor, and you can interact with DOS. When you want to return
- to the editing session, type the DOS command "exit".
-
- <HELP> displays help information on the screen.
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