Using text in commands

The append, insert and change lines commands all use a supplied text string to add to the output stream.

This text string conforms to the following rules:

• Can be one or more lines long.
• Each \n (new-line character) inside Text must have an additional \ character before it (\\n).
• The Text string ends with a new-line that does not have an additional \ character before it (\n).
• Once the command inserts the Text string, the string:
  • Is always written to the output stream, regardless of what other commands do to the line that caused it to be inserted.
  • Is not scanned for address matches.
  • Is not affected by other editing commands.
  • Does not affect the line number counter.