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1.1 ! root 1: #print ! 2: A strange, and not often important command, is the 'l' (list) command. ! 3: When it is needed, though, it is vital. It is almost identical to 'p' ! 4: (print) except that control characters (like tab or backspace) are ! 5: printed in a way that lets you see what they are no matter what the ! 6: terminal does. From time to time strange characters will sneak into ! 7: your files; they won't show when you print them, and yet they will ! 8: confuse you. For example, you might be unable to find a line by ! 9: searching for it with ! 10: /abc/ ! 11: and yet it would print as "abc" if there were ! 12: a funny character in the line between 'a' and 'b'. ! 13: Funny characters are generated by hitting the control ! 14: keys on the terminal; they print as '\' followed ! 15: by a number. ! 16: There is a file "weird" in this directory. Print ! 17: it both with "1,$p" and "1,$l" and observe the difference. ! 18: Then leave the editor. Which word on the last line has a ! 19: funny character in it? Type "answer WORD" where WORD is ! 20: that word (without the funny symbol). ! 21: #create weird ! 22: This line has tabs in it. ! 23: So does this one. ! 24: Here is a line ____with backspaces of a useful sort, ! 25: which show how underlining on printed output is done. ! 26: These backspacesonlyconfuse matters. ! 27: ! 28: there's a strange character in th&is line even though it prints ok. ! 29: #copyin ! 30: #user ! 31: #uncopyin ! 32: #match this ! 33: #log ! 34: #next ! 35: 66.1a 10
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