DELETE Erases the character left of the cursor. If pending delete is enabled, erases a selection. Key: EVE default VT100 keypad ----------------------------- <X] DELETE Steps: 1. Put the cursor to the right of the text you want to erase. 2. Use DELETE (see key list above). Usage notes: o DELETE is sensitive to the mode of the buffer, shown in the status line. In insert mode, it erases the character, making text to the right move left. In overstrike mode, it replaces the character with a space. To change the mode of the buffer, press CTRL/A (see help on CHANGE MODE). o At the start of a line---regardless of the mode---DELETE erases only the line break (carriage return) for the previous line, if any, making the current line move up. This is useful to join paragraphs for FILL. o To put back the erased character, use RESTORE CHARACTER. o If you use SET PENDING DELETE, you can erase a selection as follows: 1. Select the text to erase (see help on SELECT or BOX SELECT). 2. Use DELETE or type new text (for example, press the space bar). o To put back what you erased with a pending delete, use the RESTORE SELECTION or RESTORE BOX SELECTION command. o You cannot repeat the DELETE command or key by using a GOLD-number sequence (such as GOLD-5) because DELETE lets you erase and correct the repeat count. Instead, to repeat DELETE, use the REPEAT command. Related topics: Pending Delete Ranges And Boxes ERASE CHARACTER INSERT MODE OVERSTRIKE MODE RESTORE BOX SELECTION RESTORE CHARACTER RESTORE SELECTION SET PENDING DELETE