----------  Interactive Insert  ----------

The following commands may be used with the Interactive Insert.

.?          print this help file
.! CMD      escape to the shell to execute the command CMD
.^          go to previous attribute and reprompt for its value
.> ATTR     go to the attribute ATTR and reprompt for its value
.~          set the attribute value to null
."          set the attribute value to the value entered for the  same  attri-
            bute in the previous record
.d          display all entered values for this record
.e          enter the record into the table and begin prompting for  the  next
            record
.n      *   go on to the next record without entering the current one
.p      +   return to the previous record and reprompt  for  attribute  values
            (values already entered are not lost).  It is not possible to back
            up more than one record using .p
.q          quit the Interactive Interface and return control back to EMPRESS
.r          reset the current attribute values to null
.u          undo the preceding .x command.  Only valid during the  record  im-
            mediately after a .x command.
.v          change the prompting from terse to verbose or vice versa
.x      *   delete the current record
.z          invoke the line editor
.zz         invoke the system file editor

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        *   valid only in .p mode
        +   not valid in .p mode
