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Updated coco1/modules/makefile and coco3/modules/makefile to help resolve issues with i(x) and s(x) descriptors. Updated level1/coco1/modules/makefile & level2/coco3/modules/makefile so that correct values would be sent to assembler when building superdesc.asm for s(x).dd and i(x).dd descriptors.
author drencor-xeen
date Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:13:05 -0600
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<refentry id="display">
<refnamediv>
<refname>DISPLAY</refname>
<refpurpose>Display Converted Characters</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>display</command>
<arg choice="plain">
  <replaceable>hex</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg choice="plain">
  &repeatst;<replaceable>hex</replaceable>&repeaten;
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1><title>Description</title>
<para>
Display reads one or more hexadecimal numbers given as parameters,
converts them to ASCII characters, and writes them to the standard
output. It is commonly used to send special characters (such as
cursor and screen control codes) to terminals and other I/O devices.

</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>
<screen>
display 0C 1F 02 7F


display 15 &gt;/p      (sends &quot;form feed&quot; to printer)

OS9: display 41 42 43 44 45 46
ABCDEF
</screen>
</refsect1>
</refentry>