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Extensible Versatile Editor Reference Manual
Extensible Versatile Editor Reference Manual
Order Number:
AA--PWCDD--TE
April 2001
This manual describes the commands for the Extensible Versatile Editor
(EVE). It is for all EVE users.
Revision/Update Information:
This manual supersedes the Extensible Versatile Editor Reference Manual Version 3.1 on OpenVMS Version
7.2.
Software Version:
DECTPU Version 3.1 on OpenVMS Version 7.3
The content of this document has not changed since OpenVMS Version 7.1
Compaq Computer Corporation
Houston, Texas
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Preface
Intended Audience
This manual is for all users of the Compaq Extensible Versatile
Editor (EVE). You do not need programming experience. You should
have some basic knowledge of OpenVMS files and directories. Knowledge
of EDT and experience with Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS is
helpful, but not required.
Document Structure
This manual consists of the following chapters and appendixes:
- Chapter 1 describes the organization of the command information
and lists all the EVE commands.
- Chapter 2 provides the EVE command descriptions, including
examples.
- Appendix A describes how to use the command line qualifiers.
- Appendix B describes the EVE default settings.
- Appendix C describes the EVE and EDT command equivalents.
- Appendix D describes modifying EVE or layering products on EVE.
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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
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Ctrl/
x
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A sequence such as Ctrl/
x indicates that you must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while
you press another key or a pointing device button.
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PF
n
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PF
n indicates that you press the key labeled PF
n on the numeric keypad, where
n is 1, 2, 3, or 4.
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x
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A lowercase italic
x indicates the generic use of a letter. For example,
xxx indicates any combination of three alphabetic characters.
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n
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A lowercase italic
n indicates the generic use of a number. For example, 19
nn indicates a 4-digit number in which the last 2 digits are
unknown.
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PF1
x
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A sequence such as PF1
x indicates that you must first press and release the key
labeled PF1 and then press and release another key or a pointing device
button.
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[Return]
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In examples, a key name enclosed in a box indicates that you press a
key on the keyboard. (In text, a key name is not enclosed in a box.)
In the HTML version of this document, this convention appears as
brackets, rather than a box.
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{ }
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In command format descriptions, braces indicate required elements; you
must choose one of the options listed.
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[ ]
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In command format descriptions, brackets indicate optional elements.
You can choose one, none, or all of the options. (Brackets are not
optional, however, in the syntax of a directory name in an OpenVMS file
specification or in the syntax of a substring specification in an
assignment statement.)
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[|]
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In command format descriptions, vertical bars separating items inside
brackets indicate that you choose one, none, or more than one of the
options.
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( )
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In command format descriptions, parentheses indicate that you must
enclose the options in parentheses if you choose more than one.
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" "
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Quotation marks enclose system messages that are specified in text.
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...
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A horizontal ellipsis in examples indicates one of the following
possibilities:
- Additional optional arguments in a statement have been omitted.
- The preceding item or items can be repeated one or more times.
- Additional parameters, values, or other information can be entered.
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.
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.
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A vertical ellipsis indicates the omission of items from a code example
or command format; the items are omitted because they are not important
to the topic being discussed.
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italic text
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Italic text indicates important information, complete titles of
manuals, or variables. Variables include information that varies in
system output (Internal error
number), in command lines (/PRODUCER=
name), and in command parameters in text (where
dd represents the predefined code for the device type).
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bold text
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This text style represents the introduction of a new term or the name
of an argument, an attribute, or a reason.
In the HTML version of this document, this convention appears as
italic text.
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UPPERCASE TEXT
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Uppercase text indicates a command, the name of a routine, the name of
a file, or the abbreviation for a system privilege.
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lowercase
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In format descriptions, words in lowercase indicate parameters or
arguments to be specified by the user.
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Monospace text
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Monospace type indicates code examples and interactive screen displays.
In the C programming language, monospace type in text identifies the
following elements: keywords, the names of independently compiled
external functions and files, syntax summaries, and references to
variables or identifiers introduced in an example.
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-
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A hyphen at the end of a command format description, command line, or
code line indicates that the command or statement continues on the
following line.
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numbers
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All numbers in text are assumed to be decimal unless otherwise noted.
Nondecimal radixes---binary, octal, or hexadecimal---are explicitly
indicated.
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mouse
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The term
mouse refers to any pointing device, such as a mouse, a puck,
or a stylus.
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MB1, MB2, MB3
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MB1 indicates the left mouse button. MB2 indicates the middle mouse
button. MB3 indicates the right mouse button. (Users can redefine the
mouse buttons.)
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nn nnn.nnn nn
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A space character separates digits in numerals with 5 or more digits.
For example,
10 000 equals
ten thousand.
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n.nn
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A period in numerals signals the decimal point indicator. For example,
1.75 equals
one and three-fourths.
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Chapter 1
Introduction to the EVE Command Dictionary
This command dictionary describes each Extensible Versatile Editor
(EVE) command. The descriptions are in alphabetical order and include
any keys defined for the commands. Most of the information is available
in the EVE online help also. EVE online help includes topics for all
EVE commands, keys, and other features.
In some cases, there is a GOLD key sequence for a command. However, EVE
does not have a default GOLD key. You set the GOLD key by
using the SET GOLD KEY, SET KEYPAD EDT, or SET KEYPAD WPS command.
Setting the GOLD key also enables several GOLD key sequences such as
GOLD-<downarrow symbol> for BOTTOM (see Table 2-10 in the
description of the SET GOLD KEY command). Some GOLD key sequences are
not available on VT100-series terminals (for example, GOLD-Help and
GOLD-Find); some shifted function keys require DECwindows.
Table 1-1 lists all the EVE commands, grouped by type (text editing,
searches, formatting, and so on).
Table 1-1 List of EVE Commands
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Text Editing |
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CHANGE MODE
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ERASE WORD
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RESTORE CHARACTER
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COPY
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INSERT HERE
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RESTORE LINE
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CUT
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INSERT MODE
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RESTORE SELECTION
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DELETE
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OVERSTRIKE MODE
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RESTORE SENTENCE
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ERASE CHARACTER
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PASTE
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RESTORE WORD
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ERASE LINE
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QUOTE
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SELECT
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ERASE PREVIOUS WORD
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REMOVE
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SELECT ALL
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ERASE START OF LINE
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RESTORE
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STORE TEXT
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Box Editing |
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BOX COPY
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BOX PASTE INSERT
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SET BOX NOPAD
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BOX CUT
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BOX PASTE OVERSTRIKE
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SET BOX NOSELECT
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BOX CUT INSERT
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BOX SELECT
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SET BOX PAD
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BOX CUT OVERSTRIKE
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RESTORE BOX SELECTION
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SET BOX SELECT
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BOX PASTE
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Searches |
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FIND
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SET FIND CASE EXACT
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SET WILDCARD VMX
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FIND NEXT
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SET FIND CASE NOEXACT
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SHOW WILDCARDS
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FIND SELECTED
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SET FIND NOWHITESPACE
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SPELL
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GLOBAL REPLACE
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SET FIND WHITESPACE
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WILDCARD FIND
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REPLACE
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Cursor Movement |
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BOTTOM
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MOVE BY WORD
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SET CURSOR FREE
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CHANGE DIRECTION
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MOVE DOWN
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SET SCROLL JUMP
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END OF LINE
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MOVE LEFT
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SET SCROLL MARGINS
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FORWARD
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MOVE RIGHT
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SET SCROLL OFF
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GO TO
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MOVE UP
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SET SCROLL ON
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LINE
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NEXT SCREEN
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SET SCROLL SMOOTH
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MARK
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PREVIOUS SCREEN
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START OF LINE
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MOVE BY LINE
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REVERSE
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TOP
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MOVE BY PAGE
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SET CURSOR BOUND
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WHAT LINE
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General-Purpose Commands |
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ATTACH
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HELP
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RESET
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DCL
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QUIT
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SHELL
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DO
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RECALL
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SHOW
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EXIT
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REPEAT
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SPAWN
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Buffers and Files |
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BUFFER
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OPEN
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SET BUFFER
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DELETE BUFFER
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OPEN SELECTED
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SET JOURNALING
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GET
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PREVIOUS BUFFER
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SET JOURNALING ALL
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GET FILE
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RECOVER
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SET NOJOURNALING
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GET WILDCARDED FILES
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RECOVER BUFFER
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SET NOJOURNALING ALL
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INCLUDE FILE
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RECOVER BUFFER ALL
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SHOW BUFFERS
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NEW
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SAVE FILE
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SHOW SYSTEM BUFFERS
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NEXT BUFFER
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SAVE FILE AS
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WRITE FILE
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Windows and Display |
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DELETE WINDOW
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PREVIOUS WINDOW
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SHIFT RIGHT
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ENLARGE WINDOW
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REFRESH
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SHRINK WINDOW
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NEXT WINDOW
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SET WIDTH
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SPLIT WINDOW
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ONE WINDOW
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SHIFT LEFT
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TWO WINDOWS
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OTHER WINDOW
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Formatting and Case Changes |
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CAPITALIZE WORD
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LOWERCASE WORD
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SET PARAGRAPH INDENT
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CENTER LINE
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PAGINATE
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SET RIGHT MARGIN
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CONVERT TABS
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RETURN
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SET TABS
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FILL
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SET FILL NOTAGS
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SET WRAP
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FILL PARAGRAPH
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SET FILL TAGS
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TAB
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FILL RANGE
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SET LEFT MARGIN
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UPPERCASE WORD
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INSERT PAGE BREAK
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SET NOWRAP
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Key Definitions |
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DEFINE
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SET GOLD KEY
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SET KEYPAD VT100
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DEFINE KEY
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SET KEYPAD EDT
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SET KEYPAD WPS
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LEARN
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SET KEYPAD NOEDT
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SET NOGOLD KEY
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REMEMBER
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SET KEYPAD NOWPS
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SHOW KEY
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SET FUNCTION KEYS MOTIF
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SET KEYPAD NUMERIC
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UNDEFINE KEY
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SET FUNCTION KEYS NOMOTIF
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Customization |
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@
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SAVE EXTENDED TPU
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SET NOPENDING DELETE
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DEFINE MENU ENTRY
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SAVE SYSTEM ATTRIBTUES
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SET NOSECTION FILE PROMPTING
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EXTEND
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SET CLIPBOARD
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SET PENDING DELETE
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EXTEND ALL
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SET DEFAULT COMMAND FILE
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SET SECTION FILE PROMPTING
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EXTEND EVE
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SET DEFAULT SECTION FILE
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SET SELECTION GRAB FOCUS
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EXTEND THIS
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SET EXIT ATTRIBUTE CHECK
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SET SELECTION GRAB SELECTION
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EXTEND TPU
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SET NOCLIPBOARD
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SHOW DEFAULTS BUFFER
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SAVE
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SET NODEFAULT COMMAND FILE
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SHOW SUMMARY
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SAVE ATTRIBUTES
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SET NODEFAULT SECTION FILE
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TPU
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SAVE EXTENDED EVE
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SET NOEXIT ATTRIBUTE CHECK
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UNDEFINE MENU ENTRY
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