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From: dmm0t@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Dave Meyer)
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Subject: Re: Using EDLIN to insert ^C in a file (???)
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Date: 11 Jun 91 16:08:50 GMT
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>From article <1991Jun10.213629.1591@unlinfo.unl.edu>, by khawand@hoss.unl.edu (Nancy Khawand):
> Using EDLIN, how can I insert the ^C character into a file?  
> Right now it simply terminates the edit.

I'm not positive about this, since it's been a long time since
I've used EDLIN.  I think you type ^V followed by C
(i.e. control-V capital C), and it inserts a ^C.  It will
appear as ^VC when you type it in, but when you go back and
list it, it will be ^C.

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