PS TEXT EDIT Reference Manual

ERASE
TEDIT Commands
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ERASE ERASE replaces the text of a text item in your file with blanks.
What to Enter
{ ERASE | ERA } { BALANCED-EXPRESSION | BAL |
REGION | REG |
WINDOW | WI }
[ repeat-count ]{ ERASE | ERA }{ CHARACTER | CH |
END-OF-LINE | EOL |
LINE | LI |
PARAGRAPH | PA |
SECTION | SEC |
SENTENCE | SEN |
WORD | WO }
repeat-count
is the number of times to repeat this command. See “Repeat Count” in
Section 2 for details.
Examples:
1. To replace text from the cursor to the end of the paragraph with blank
lines, enter:
Command: ERASE PARAGRAPH
2. To replace all the text in the line containing the cursor and the next line
with blanks, enter:
Command: 2 LINE ERASE