PS TEXT EDIT Reference Manual

PATTERNS
TEDIT Topics
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How to Use
Enter EXTENDED-SEARCH as an option in SEARCH or REPLACE; then
type the pattern, including wild cards. For example:
For the SEARCH command response lines, enter:
Search for: (?*)
In lines: F/L
In columns: 1:239
Options: E
A wild card pattern
The extended-search
option
The default for lines
and columns
The E (extended-search) option indicates that the search-text “(?*)” is a
pattern and that TEDIT searches for any number of characters in
parentheses.
Here are some more examples using patterns with the SEARCH command.
1. To search for all, ala, alb, ale, alp, alt, or any other three-character
sequence starting with al, enter:
Search for: al?
In lines: F/L
In columns: 1:239
Options: E
The ? tells TEDIT to search for any one character.