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