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EVE QUOTE — VMS 5.0

 QUOTE

 Enters a control code or other character, either in text or in a command.

 Steps:

    1.  Use QUOTE or press CTRL/V.

    2.  Enter the control code or character (for example,
        press CTRL/[ for escape or CTRL/J for line feed).

 o  EVE enters the character according to the current mode of the buffer,
    as shown in the status line (insert or overstrike).  Some control codes
    appear as a backwards question mark.

 o  You can also use CTRL/V, or other key defined as QUOTE, in entering a
    string for FIND, REPLACE, or WILDCARD FIND commands.  For example, if
    you have set tabs to spaces or movement, you can search for tab
    characters by doing the following:

        1.  Press FIND and at the prompt,
        2.  Press CTRL/V (or a key you have defined as QUOTE).
        3.  Press TAB (or CTRL/I) for the tab character.
        4.  Press RETURN to complete the command.

 o  If you used the VAXTPU built-in DEFINE_KEY to define a typing key
    (letter, number, or punctuation mark) or a control key, you can use
    QUOTE to enter the character or control code normally bound to that
    key.  For example, if you have defined the tilde to execute a
    procedure, you insert a tilde by doing the following:

        1.  Use QUOTE (or press CTRL/V).
        2.  Type the tilde (~).

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