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Text editor – Juniper Systems Allegro DOS Manual User Manual

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Text Editor

There is a full screen text editor available that runs on the Allegro. The
text editor allows you to create and edit text files up to 64 K in size. It is
useful for editing the AUTOEXEC.BAT and the CONFIG.SYS files.

Starting a New Text File

Press Util from FileScout to bring up the Utilities menu.
Select 2 “Editor” to execute the Text Editor program.

Enter a name for the new file on the second status line after the word
File: and press .

A blank page appears on the screen. You can now create a new file using
the editing rules described later in this section.

Blank Screen

Accessing an Existing File

To access an existing file, select the desired file from the FileScout
directory then press . This keystroke executes the Text Editor and
opens the file that is highlighted.