UNIX for OpenVMS Users, Third Edition

Appendix B: Editor Summaries

General form of commands:

EDT     * <i class="emphasis">command</i> linea:linebex      : linea,lineb <i class="emphasis">command options</i>vi      vi [<i class="emphasis">options</i>] <i class="emphasis">file</i>Emacs   emacs file
Table B.1: OpenVMS EDT Line Mode Versus UNIX ex

EDT

ex

ex Function

Display Commands

T x

x

Display line x

T x: y

x, y

Display lines x through y

T.:END (TREST)

.,$

Display current line to end of file

T1..

1,.

Display line 1 to current line

TWHOLE

1,$

Display whole file

T string

/ string/

Display first line containing string below current line

T- string

? string?

Display first line containing string above current line

T a: b, x: y

a, bx, y

Display lines a through b followed by lines x through y

x, ynu

Display lines x through y with line numbers

Manipulation Commands

L

a

Append after current line

D

d

Delete current line

D x: y

x, yd

Delete lines x through y

S/S1/S2

s/s1/s2/

Substitute string 1 for string 2

S/S1/S2/1:END

s/s1/s2/g

Substitute string 1 for string 2 throughout the file

R.

c

Delete current line and insert

M x: y TO z

x, ym z

Move lines x through y and paste after z

WRITE file x: y

x, ya I

Copy lines x

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