PS TEXT EDIT Reference Manual

DELETE
TEDIT Commands
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DELETE and Text Items DELETE performs the following actions on TEDIT text items.
DELETE BALANCED-EXPRESSION
DELETE BALANCED-EXPRESSION removes a balanced expression
(including its delimiters) from your file, moving the text to the left.
How to Use. First place the cursor on the open delimiter of the
balanced-expression that you want to remove. Then enter DELETE
BALANCED-EXPRESSION.
What Happens. If the cursor is not positioned on an open balanced-
expression delimiter, TEDIT displays this message on the status line:
Place cursor on an Open of balanced-expression
For example:
The cursor must be
positioned either here
One balanced-expression (abc) and another "-2".
Or here
( "
Tips. DELETE uses the balanced-expression delimiter settings of the current
profile.
The default balanced-expression delimiters are ( ) [ ] { } “ ” < >. Use the
RECONFIGURE OPTIONS command to change the default settings. Refer
to Section 2 for a description of a balanced-expression.
Related Commands. RECONFIGURE OPTIONS and ERASE
BALANCED-EXPRESSION.