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 (~).