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Special Characters

The Comet Editor uses the following special characters:
Character   Function
---------   --------
    *       clears the current screen

    +       scrolls forward from the stated line number
              Example:  +500

    -       scrolls backward from the stated line number
              Example:  -2000

    =       vertically centers the stated line number
              Example:  =1500

    \\      clears the remainder of the line

              Example:   100 THIS IS THE FIRST LINE (original)
                         100 THIS IS TH\\FIRST LINE (with \\)
                         100 THIS IS TH             (after)