The OpenVMS User's Guide, Second Edition
A broad introductory overview of OpenVMS that focuses on command procedures, text editing and system utilities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS The OpenVMS User's Guide, Second Edition
Appendix C: EDT Line Mode Commands
Overview
You can use line mode editing in EDT on any interactive terminal. This mode focuses on the line as the unit of text. Whenever you see the line mode asterisk prompt (*), you can type a line mode command.
Line mode commands use qualifiers and specifiers in addition to command words. Qualifiers, which modify the way EDT processes the command, always are optional. You must precede a qualifier with a slash (for example, /QUERY).
Specifiers tell EDT on which part of the text to operate. Optional specifiers are enclosed in square brackets (for example, [= buffer]). The main specifier is range, which references the line or lines affected by the command.
Table C.1 contains a brief description of the most commonly used line mode commands, along with their corresponding qualifiers and specifiers. The underlined letters in the line mode syntax statements in Table C.1 indicate the minimum allowable abbreviations for command words.
Table C.1: Line Mode Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| CHANGE | Shifts EDT to keypad mode. |
| CLEAR buffer | Deletes the entire contents of the specified EDT buffer (text storage area) from your EDT session. |
| Ctrl/Z | Causes EDT to exit from the keypad mode to the line mode editing. An asterisk prompt (*) will appear at the lower left margin of the terminal screen. To reenter the keypad mode, type C (for CHANGE) and press Return. The cursor will return to its former location in the text. |
| EXIT [/SAVE] [ filespec] | Ends the EDT editing session, saving a copy... |
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