Updated: 11 December 1998

OpenVMS User's Manual

Chapter 8
8	Editing Text Files: Using EVE
8.1	EVE Features
8.2	Getting Help
8.2.1	Using Keypad Help
8.2.2	Using EVE Help
8.3	Beginning an Editing Session
8.4	Entering Commands
8.4.1	Typing Commands
8.4.2	Using Defined Keys
8.5	Saving Your Edits and Exiting from EVE
8.5.1	Using the WRITE FILE Command
8.5.2	Using the EXIT Command
8.5.3	Using the QUIT Command
8.6	Moving the Cursor
8.7	Entering Text
8.7.1	Adding Text
8.7.2	Including Files
8.7.3	Special Nonprinting Characters
8.7.4	EVE Editing Keys for Entering Text
8.7.5	EVE Commands for Entering Text
8.7.6	Setting Buffer Mode
8.8	Erasing and Restoring Text
8.9	Moving Text
8.10	Copying Text
8.11	Box Editing
8.11.1	Selecting a Box of Text
8.11.2	Cutting and Pasting a Box of Text
8.11.3	SET BOX SELECT Commands
8.12	Using Pending Delete
8.12.1	Erasing a Selection with Pending Delete
8.12.2	Restoring a Selection That Was Erased with Pending Delete
8.13	Finding and Replacing Text
8.13.1	Finding Text
8.13.1.1	When a Search String Is Found
8.13.2	Setting Case-Exact Searches
8.13.3	Using Wildcards
8.13.4	Including White Space in a Search
8.13.5	Marking Locations in Text
8.13.6	Replacing Text
8.13.6.1	REPLACE Command and Case Sensitivity
8.13.6.2	REPLACE Command Responses
8.14	Using Command Line Qualifiers
8.14.1	Starting in an Alternate Position
8.14.2	Using Work Files
8.14.3	Modifying the Main Buffer
8.15	Alternate Methods to Invoke EVE
8.15.1	Invoking EVE from a Search List
8.15.2	Invoking EVE with Wildcards
8.15.3	Invoking EVE with Wildcard Directory Names
8.15.4	Invoking EVE with Multiple Input Files
8.16	Journaling and Recovery
8.16.1	Using Buffer-Change Journaling
8.17	EVE Formatting Commands
8.18	Using Buffers
8.18.1	Obtaining Buffer Information
8.18.2	Deleting a Buffer
8.18.3	Changing Buffer Status
8.18.4	Displaying the Messages Buffer
8.18.5	Editing Multiple Buffers
8.18.6	Reading Files into EVE
8.18.7	Writing Files from EVE
8.18.8	Using Windows
8.18.9	Viewing Two Sections of One Buffer
8.18.10	Editing Two Buffers
8.19	Creating a Subprocess
8.19.1	Spawning
8.19.1.1	Spawning to EVE from DCL
Chapter 9
9	Editing Text Files: Using EDT
9.1	Beginning EDT Editing Sessions
9.1.1	Editing Existing Files
9.1.2	Creating Files
9.1.3	Changing Editing Modes
9.2	Using EDT Line Commands
9.2.1	Using Line Numbers
9.2.2	Specifying a Range of Lines
9.2.3	Canceling EDT Commands
9.3	Entering EDT Keypad Commands
9.3.1	Keypad Editing
9.4	Using Online Help in EDT
9.4.1	Getting Keypad Help
9.4.2	Getting Line Mode Help
9.4.3	Getting Nokeypad Help
9.5	Ending EDT Editing Sessions
9.5.1	Saving Edits When You Exit
9.5.2	Ending EDT Sessions Without Saving Edits
9.6	Changing Editing Modes
9.6.1	Changing from Keypad to Line Editing
9.6.2	Changing from Line to Keypad Editing
9.6.3	Entering Line-Editing Commands from Keypad Mode
9.7	Recovering from Interruptions
9.7.1	Restoring the Display
9.7.2	Recovering from Ctrl/Y
9.7.3	Journal Files
9.8	Summary of EDT Commands
9.8.1	Changing Editing Modes
9.8.2	Moving the Cursor
9.8.3	Inserting Text
9.8.4	Deleting and Restoring Text
9.8.5	Locating Text
9.8.6	Substituting Text
9.8.7	Moving Text
9.8.8	Indenting Text
9.8.9	Changing the Case of Text
9.8.10	Using Multiple Buffers
9.8.11	Defining Keys
9.8.12	Controlling Screen and Terminal Settings
9.8.13	Processing EDT Commands
9.8.14	Other EDT Commands

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