PS TEXT EDIT Reference Manual
SEARCH
TEDIT Commands
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In the “Options:” field, you can type zero to three options, separated
by spaces:
EXTENDED-SEARCH lets you search for a search-text pattern
containing symbols representing more than one character.
character. See Section 2 for a description of patterns.
IGNORE-CASE looks for text, ignoring uppercase or lowercase
characters.
WORD-DELIMITED looks only for whole words.
You can set SEARCH options in the profile with the RECONFIGURE
OPTIONS command. These options affect every search unless you give
options with the SEARCH command. Options with the SEARCH command
override the profile settings.
In the “When found:” field, TEDIT executes any command or
commands you enter here when the search-text is found. If you enter
multiple commands, they must be separated with semicolons.
Begin the search by pressing *C. After SEARCH locates the first search-text
in your file, use the FINDNEXT and FINDPREV commands to locate other
occurrences of the the search-text.
What Happens
TEDIT places the line containing search-text in the middle of the window (if
the text is not already in the window). TEDIT then places the cursor on the
first character of the text.
TEDIT tells you on the status line that it has found the text.
If TEDIT can’t find the text, it displays a message on the status line.
SEARCH retains the information you supplied for the rest of the editing
session or until you change it.