PS TEXT EDIT Reference Manual

Understanding Syntax
TEDIT Topics
058059 Tandem Computers Incorporated 2–3
Here is an example using the braces and the vertical bars:
{ WORD | WO } { BACKWARD | BACKW |
DELETE | DELE |
ERASE | ERA |
FORWARD | FO |
INSERT | INSE |
LOWERCASE | LO |
UPPERCASE | UP }
Choose one.
WORD FORWARD
or WO DELE
Choose just one.
Note You can shorten command names and text items to as few characters as necessary to
distinguish one command or text item from all others. The minimum abbreviations are
shown in this manual.
Note About the Examples
in This Book
The examples for each command and text item in this manual contain:
A brief explanation of the example’s action
A command prompt
Characters and text that you type on your terminal using your terminal
keyboard
For example:
To copy a line of text to the scratchpad, enter:
Command: COPY LINE
A command prompt
You enter this.