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String-Range Parameter
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5. The command:
*LIST "he" COL 3:10
18 Down the street.
22 When he was young;
24 That he could play
*
lists the lines that contain the character string he between columns 3 and
10.
6. The command:
*LIST WORD "as"
*
lists no lines because any occurrences of as do not meet the word
criteria explained previously in “How to Use the String-Range
Parameter.” (Compare with the next example.)
7. The command:
*LIST "as" NUM 4
25 Was over the hill
*
lists the fourth line containing an occurrence of the string as in the file
(notice that the keyword WORD was omitted).