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RealityV15.1Online Documentation (MoTW) Revision 7
Alternative Method of Deleting Characters (Screen Editor) (m618604+delete.htm)
You may want to delete a string of characters where the Q (Delete Word) and K (Delete Line) commands will not work. Perhaps the string is less than a line and does not consist of words, as defined by the program.
You can use successive D (Delete Character) commands to delete any character string. If the deletion involves lines that cause the screen to have to be repainted often, then the following alternative method of character deletion can be more advantageous: