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LINE - a graphics statement that draws a line or box on the screen
 
Syntax
  LINE [[STEP] (x1,y1)]-[STEP] (x2,y2) [,[color][,[B[F]][,style]]]
    ■ (x2,y2) are the screen coordinates of the end of the line
    ■ (x1,y1), if used, is the start of the line
    ■ STEP, if used, enables you to specify relative screen coordinates
    ■ color, B, BF, and style are ◄Details►
 
See Also  ◄SCREEN statement►  ◄CIRCLE►  ◄PSET►
  Tip: SCREEN is especially important because it determines the range of
       numbers you can use to specify (x2,y2).
 
Other Uses of the LINE Keyword
  ◄LINE INPUT► - to read an entire line of input from the keyboard and store
               it in one string variable
  ◄LINE INPUT #► - to retrieve an entire record from a sequential file and
                 store it into one string variable