| Key | Command |
|---|
| Enter | End a line of text (there is no word wrap in ED) |
| Ins | Switch between insert and overwrite modes (the cursor is larger for insert mode) |
| Del | Delete the character the cursor is on |
| Backspace | Delete the character before the cursor |
| Escape | Exit the editor without saving the file |
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Move the cursor up one line |
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Move the cursor down one line |
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Move the cursor right one character |
| Ctrl- |
Move the cursor right one word |
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Move the cursor left one character |
| Ctrl- | Move the cursor left one word |
| Home | Move the cursor to the start of the line |
| End | Move the cursor to the end of the line |
| PgUp | Move the cursor up one screen |
| PgDn | Move the cursor down one screen |
| Ctrl-Home | Move the cursor to the start of the document |
| Ctrl-End | Move the cursor to the end of the document |
| Ctrl-PgUp | Move the screen up one line |
| Ctrl-PgDn | Move the screen down one line |
| Alt-C | Copies marked block |
| Alt-E | Marks the end of a block |
| Alt-S | Marks the start of a block |
| Alt-X | Cuts a marked block |
| Ctrl-A | Move the cursor to the start of the line (same as Home) |
| Ctrl-B | Move the cursor back one character (same as ) |
| Ctrl-D | Delete the character the cursor is on (same as Del) |
| Ctrl-E | Move the cursor to the end of the line (same as End) |
| Ctrl-F | Move the cursor forward one character (same as ) |
| Ctrl-H | Delete the character before the cursor (same as Backspace) |
| Ctrl-I | Same as the Tab key |
| Ctrl-K | Delete from the cursor to the end of the line |
| Ctrl-L | Move the current line to the center of the screen (SEDIT only) |
| Ctrl-M | Same as the Enter key |
| Ctrl-N | Move the cursor down one line (same as ) |
| Ctrl-O | Insert a blank line above the cursor and move to the start of that line |
| Ctrl-P | Move the cursor up one line (same as ) |
| Ctrl-Q | Quote next character literally; used to insert other control characters into the text, e.g., Ctrl-Q, Esc inserts an escape character |
| Ctrl-R | Reverse text search |
| Ctrl-S | Forward text search |
| Ctrl-T | Transpose, swap the character the cursor is on with the character before the cursor |
| Ctrl-V | Move down one screen (similar to PgDn) |
| Ctrl-Y | Yank, undelete the most recently deleted character (can be used more than once) |
| Ctrl-Z | Save the file and exit to DOS |
| F2 | Load a new file for editing |
| F3 | Save the file to disk (with an optional new name) |