Edit User's Guide and Reference Manual

Introduction to Ranges
EDIT Command Summary
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Table 4-1. Common Ranges
Range How You Specify the Range Command Example
A single line Line number LIST 10
The first line Keyword FIRST (F) DELETE F
The last line Keyword LAST (L) FIX L
The current line * LIST *
Several separate lines Line numbers separated by spaces REPLACE 1 5 10 15
Beginning line and ending line LIST 12.3/36
Consecutive lines Keyword FIRST and a line number LIST F/5 10/22
Keyword LAST and a line number MOVE 2/L to 50
* and a line number JOIN 3/* WIDTH 7
One or more lines
containing a character
string
Character string BREAK AT “Jack”
CHANGE WORD
“is”was” ALL
One column Column number CHANGE 1 “ ” ALL
A group of columns Rightmost and leftmost columns
separated by :
LIST “he” COL 3:30
Several
separatecolumns
Column numbers separated by
spaces
BREAK AT 5 20 35
All lines Keyword ALL (A) LIST A