Edit User's Guide and Reference Manual

Editor Command Summary
EDIT Command Summary
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Editor Command
Summary
The EDIT program recognizes 25 editor commands. These editor
commands are summarized in Table 4-2.
Table 4-2. Editor Command Summary (Page 1 of 2)
Command Function
ADD Enters text into an EDIT file
ADD BLOCK Enters blocks of text into an EDIT file
BREAK Separates a text line into two or more lines
CHANGE Changes a string or a column to a new string
DELETE Removes lines from an EDIT file
EXIT Closes the current EDIT file and stops EDIT
FIX Modifies text lines or editor commands
GET Makes an EDIT file the current EDIT file
IMAGE Modifies a string to a new string
JOIN Formats lines to a specified width
LIST Displays lines to the terminal or other location
MOVE Moves lines from one location to another
NUMBER Renumbers lines
OBEY Executes a file of editor commands
PUT Puts lines into a new text file
QUERY Displays the current settings of EDIT control options
REPLACE Replaces a line of a file with a new line
REPLACE
BLOCK
Replaces blocks of text with new text
SET Sets EDIT control options
TEDIT Starts the TEDIT editing program