All editor commands are termed "dot" commands, because in order to activate one, you must first press a period (.) at the beginning of any line. Here are the essential commands:
.A Abort, return to prompt .D* Delete lines
.E* Edit lines .I Insert before a line
.L* List lines (w/line #s) .N Clear all text, start over
.R* Read what you've entered .S Save text, return to prompt
Want to see more [No]?
.B Put a border around text .C* Copy lines to insert point
.F* Find a string of characters .G Read file into editor (sysop)
.H This help menu .J* Justify text lines
.K* Replace lines with new ones .M* Read text (interpret MCI also)
.O Toggle lines numbers on/off .P Put text into a file (sysop)
.Q Quote text from last message .T* Toggle paragraph markers (}
.V The ANSI visual editor .W Toggle word wrap on/off
.Z ZIP ASCII or Xmodem transfer .> Set the right margin
.$* Search and replace text .* Execute a BBS command (eg WHO)
Read range (*) selection info [No]?
For many commands, you may specify a RANGE of lines on which to perform their function. These commands have been marked with asterisks (*). Here're some examples of valid range specifications:
5 Line 5 only
5-10 Lines 5 through 10
1,7 Lines 1 and 7
5-10,14 Lines 5 through 10 and 14
If a 'range' command is executed without specification, or with line numbers out of range, C-Net will use these defaults:
LAST line: Delete, Edit, Replace
ALL lines: List, Read, Find, Copy
FIRST line: Insert
Read "justify" options [No]?
There are currently 7 different ways that you can justify text:
Right: move text to right border
Left: move text to left border
Center: move text to center of screen
Expand: add spaces to fill line
Packed: remove extra spaces
Indent: add a space to the beginning of the line
Unindent: remove a space from the beginning of the line
Read control character information [No]?
Several control key commands are available to expedite the editing process.
