An overview of basic edit

Basic edit removes the control characters from an input message before the application program receives it, and inserts the control characters you specify when the application program sends a message back to the terminal.

To format output messages at a terminal using basic edit, you need to supply the necessary control characters for the terminal you are using.

If your application will use basic edit, you should describe how you want the data to be presented at the terminal, and what it is to look like in the program's I/O area.