Command Menu

The following commands are for non-text oriented functions:

Extended Command...	Esc,C,M...	Enters extended command mode; equivalent to pressing Ctrl+[ or Esc.
Repeat Last	Esc,R,E Ctrl+G	Attempts to repeats the last command.
Run File...	Esc,R,F...	Loads and executes a command file of extended mode commands.
ARexx Command...	Esc,R,X...	Runs the specified ARexx program.
Redisplay	Esc,V,W	Redraws the ED window and clears the status line; equivalent to pressing Ctrl+V.

Other ED Commands

There are also ED commands that do not appear in menus. These commands are listed here in functional groups. Use them in extended mode by entering the following key sequences:

Program Control

The following are program control commands:

Extend Margins	Esc,E,X	Extends the margins for the current line. Once you enter the EX command, ED ignores the right margin on the current line.
Status Line Message	Esc,S,M	Prints a given string on the status line.
Exit with Query	Esc,X,Q	Exits ED unless changes were made to the file. If changes have been made, the message File has been changed-type Y to save and exit: is displayed. Press any key (except Y) to abort the exit. XQ is equivalent to clicking the close gadget on the ED window.

Cursor Control

The following commands are used for controlling the cursor:

End Page	Esc,E,P	End of a page.
Previous	Esc,P	Start of the previous line.
Character Left	Esc,C,L	On place to the left.
Character Right	Esc,C,R	One place to the right.
Current End	Esc,C,E	End of the current line.
Current Start	Esc,C,S	Start of the current line.
Tab	Esc,T,B	Next tab position.
Word Next	Esc,W,N	Start of the next word.
Word Previous	Esc,W,P	Space after previous word.

Modifying Text

The following commands edit text on the screen:

Insert Before	Esc,I...	Inserts the specified string on the line before the cursor. Specify a new line's string after the I command to insert text before the current line containing the cursor.
Insert After	Esc,A...	Inserts the specified string on the line after the cursor. This command works in the same way as I, except that the string is inserted on a new line beneath the current cursor position.
Split	Esc,S Return	Splits the current line at the cursor position.
Join	Esc,J	Joins the next line to the end of the current line.
Delete	Esc,D Ctrl+B	Deletes the current line.
Delete Character	Esc,D,C Del	Deletes the character under the cursor.
Delete Left	Esc,D,L Backspace	Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.
Delete Word	Esc,D,W	Deletes to the end of the current word.
End Line	Esc,E,L	Deletes to the end of the current line.
Flip Case	Esc,F,C	Switches the case of the letters.
Set Tab	Esc,S,T...	Sets the tap stop. To change the current setting of tabs, use the ST command followed by a number.
Next	Esc,N	Start of the next line.