PS TEXT EDIT Reference Manual

Starting TEDIT
Introduction to TEDIT
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Starting TEDIT To begin using TEDIT, follow these steps:
1. Log on to the system.
2. When you see the command interpreter prompt 1>, type:
1> TEDIT
3. Press RETURN or ENTER .
The first screen you see gives instructions for entering a file name and for
obtaining “Newuser” information. Newuser explains how to begin using
TEDIT and introduces you to the online help.
When you see the command interpreter prompt 1>, you can also enter one
of the following:
To get the HELP Newuser introduction to TEDIT, enter:
1> TEDIT FILENAME ?
To open a file and then display the last page of the file, enter:
1> TEDIT FILENAME; LASTPAGE
To open a file for write or read access (that is to open a file for writing; but
if the write fails, to open it anyway for read access), enter:
1> TEDIT FILENAME A