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WordStar Command Reference Table
Based on WordStar version 3.0 command set
| NO-FILE
COMMANDS |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Open
Document file |
D |
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| Rename file |
E
(^ KE) |
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| File
directory on/off |
F
(^ KF) |
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| Set
help level |
H
(^ JH) |
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| Changed logged disk |
L
(^ KL) |
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| Run
mailmerge (optional) |
M |
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| Open
non-document |
N |
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| Copy
file |
O
(^ KO) |
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| Print file |
P
(^ KP) |
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| Run
program |
R |
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| Run
SpellStar (optional) |
S |
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| Exit
to operating system |
X |
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| Delete file |
Y
(^ KJ) |
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| HELP
MENUS |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Help
menu |
^
J |
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| Block menu |
^
K |
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| Onscreen menu |
^
O |
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| Print menu |
^
P |
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| Quick menu |
^
Q |
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| CURSOR
MOVEMENT |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Right character |
^
D |
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| Left
character |
^
S |
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| Up
line |
^
E |
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| Down
line |
^
X |
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| Right word |
^
F |
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| Left
word |
^
A |
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| Tab
right |
^
I |
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| Top
of screen |
^
QE |
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| Bottom of screen |
^
QX |
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| Beginning of file |
^
QR |
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| End
of file |
^
QC |
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| Right end of line |
^
QD |
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| Left
side of screen |
^
QS |
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| Block beginning |
^
QB |
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| Block end |
^
QK |
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| Find
misspelling |
^
QL |
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| Position before previous command |
^
QP |
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| Start of last find/replace |
^
QV |
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| To
marker 0-9 |
^
Q0-Q9 |
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| SCROLLING |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Down
line |
^
W |
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| Up
line |
^
Z |
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| Up
screenfull |
^
C |
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| Down
screenfull |
^
R |
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| Continuous up scroll |
^
QZ |
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| Continuous down scroll |
^
QW |
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| BASIC
EDITING COMMANDS |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Delete character |
^
G |
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| Delete character left |
DEL |
also
^ H |
| Delete word right |
^
T |
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| Delete line |
^
Y |
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| Delete to end of line |
^
QY |
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| Delete to beginning of line |
^
Q DEL |
also
^ QT |
| Insert on/off |
^
V |
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| Insert carriage return (blank line) |
^
N |
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| Reform paragraph |
^
B |
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| FORMATTING |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Paragraph tab |
^
OG |
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| Variable tabbing on/off |
^
OV |
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| Center line |
^
OC |
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| Left
margin set |
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OL |
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| Right margin set |
^
OR |
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| Margin release |
^
OX |
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| Set
margins and tabs from file |
^
OF |
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| Tab
set |
^
OI |
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| Tab
clear |
^
ON |
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| Justification on/off |
^
OJ |
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| Line
space setting |
^
OS |
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| Page
break display on/off |
^
OP |
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| Ruler display on/off |
^
OT |
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| Word
wrap on/off |
^
OW |
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| Print control display on/off |
^
OD |
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| Hyphen help on/off |
^
OH |
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| Soft
hyphen entry on/off |
^
OE |
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| FILE/BLOCK
OPERATION |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Column mode on/off |
^
KN |
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| Mark
block beginning |
^
KB |
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| Mark
block end |
^
KK |
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| Hide/display block |
^
KH |
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| Copy
block |
^
KC |
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| Delete block |
^
KY |
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| Move
block |
^
KV |
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| Write block to file |
^
KW |
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| Set/hide marker 0-9 |
^
K0-K9 |
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| Read
file into text |
^
KR |
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| Copy
file |
^
KO |
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| Rename file |
^
KE |
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| SEARCH
& REPLACE |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Find
string |
^
QF |
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| Find
& replace |
^
QA |
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| Find/replace again |
^
L |
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| SAVING FILES |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Save
and resume |
^
KS |
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| Save, done edit |
^
KD |
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| Save, exit to operating system |
^
KX |
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| Abandon edits |
^
KQ |
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| PRINTER
CONTROLS |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Alternate pitch (12cpi) |
^
PA |
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| Boldface begin/end |
^
PB |
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| Double strike begin/end |
^
PD |
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| Non-breaking space |
^
PO |
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| Overprint next character |
^
PH |
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| Overprint next line |
^
P RETURN |
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| Print pause |
^
PC |
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| Ribbon color change |
^
PY |
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| Standard pitch (10cpi) |
^
PN |
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| Strikeout begin/end |
^
PX |
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| Subscript begin/end |
^
PV |
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| Superscript begin/end |
^
PT |
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| Underscore begin/end |
^
PS |
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| Phantom space |
^
PF |
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| Phantom rubout |
^
PG |
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| User
printer controls |
^
P Q, W, E, R |
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| MISCELLENEOUS
COMMANDS |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Delete a file |
^
KJ |
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| Interrupt |
^
U |
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| Print a file |
^
KP |
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| Set
help level |
^
JH |
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| Changed logged disk |
^
KL |
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| File
directory on/off |
^
KF |
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| Repeat next command |
^
QQ |
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| DOT COMMANDS |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Bidirectional print on/off |
.BP |
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| Microjustify on/off |
.UJ |
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| Page
offset |
.PO |
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| Character width |
.CW |
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| Comment (not printed) |
.IG or .. |
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| Conditional page |
.CP |
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| Footing |
.FO |
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| Footing margin |
.FM |
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| Heading |
.HE |
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| Heading margin |
.HM |
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| Line
height |
.LH |
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| Margin at bottom |
.MB |
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| Margin at top |
.MT |
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| New
page |
.PA |
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| Omit
page # |
.OP |
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| Page
number |
.PN |
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| Page
number column |
.PC |
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| Sub/superscript roll |
.SR |
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| Paper length |
.PL |
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| MAILMERGE
DOT COMMANDS |
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| Description |
Command |
Notes |
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| Data
file |
.DF |
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| Read
variables |
.RV |
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| Repeat |
.RP |
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| Set
variable |
.SV |
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| Ask
for variable value |
.AV |
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| Display message |
.DM |
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| Clear screen |
.CS |
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| File
insert |
.FI |
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| Print-time line forming |
.PF |
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| Right margin |
.RM |
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| Left
margin |
.LM |
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| Output justification |
.OJ |
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| Interpret input as justified |
.IJ |
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| CHARACTER
PITCH |
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| Pitch in characters per inch (cpi) |
Command |
Notes |
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5 |
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.CW24 |
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6 |
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.CW20 |
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7 |
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.CW17 |
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8 |
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.CW15 |
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10 |
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.CW12 |
default |
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12 |
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.CW10 |
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15 |
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.CW 8 |
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20 |
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.CW 6 |
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24 |
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.CW 5 |
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30 |
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.CW 4 |
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| LINE
HEIGHTS |
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| Lines per inch |
Command |
Notes |
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| 2.0 |
.LH24 |
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| 2.4 |
.LH20 |
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| 2.6 |
.LH18 |
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| 3.0 |
.LH16 |
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| 4.0 |
.LH12 |
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| 4.8 |
.LH10 |
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| 5.3 |
.LH 9 |
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| 6.0 |
.LH 8 |
default |
| 6.8 |
.LH 7 |
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| 8.0 |
.LH 6 |
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| 9.6 |
.LH 5 |
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Copyright © 1999, 2000 Michael Petrie, United Kingdom.
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