* - Prestore Record

Enters, saves, and/or runs a command.

Command

*

Action

When you press * (asterisk), the Prestore Record command is run. The Status/Command Line displays:

Record ON

All subsequent keystrokes are recorded until you press * again. The Status/Command Line then prompts:

Save Prestore as:

To save the recorded command, enter an item-id. The recorded command is written to the current file suffixed with '-PS'.

The Status/Command Line prompts:

Run Prestore now?:N

If you press Y, the following action is the same as if you entered a Prestore Run command. Otherwise, you are returned to Edit Mode.

The Status/Command Line prompts:

Loop on item list?:N

If you press Y, the command is run on each item if an item list is present. Otherwise, it runs against the current item.

Comment

To run a prestored command later, press CTRL+P (see Prestore Run for details).

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