PS TEXT EDIT Reference Manual

DELETE
TEDIT Commands
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Tips. If you use DELETE EOL to join lines twice, the first joins a line and the
cursor does not move; the second deletes the text you just joined.
Related Commands. ERASE EOL.
DELETE LINE
DELETE LINE removes a line and then moves the remaining text up by one
line.
How to Use. First place the cursor anywhere in a line. Then enter DELETE
LINE.
What Happens. DELETE LINE removes an entire line, regardless of the
cursor position.
Related Commands. DELLINE and ERASE LINE.
DELETE PARAGRAPH
DELETE PARAGRAPH removes all characters from the cursor to the end of
the paragraph.
How to Use. First place the cursor at the position in the paragraph where you
want to begin removing characters. Then enter DELETE PARAGRAPH.
What Happens. If the cursor is positioned at the beginning of a paragraph,
the entire paragraph is deleted.
If the cursor is positioned anywhere besides the beginning of the
paragraph, TEDIT deletes text from the cursor to the end of the paragraph.
All blank lines from the last character of a paragraph to the start of the next
paragraph are deleted.
Tips. See Section 2 for a description of a paragraph.
Related Commands. ERASE PARAGRAPH.