Editor

The a command repeats the last l command issued in the line Editor.

The ap command appends a string of characters to the end of one line, or to the ends of all consecutive lines within a r

The as command toggles the assembly format on or off. It is used exclusively on D3 assembler source listings to format t

The b command positions the line pointer to the end (bottom, or last line) of the current item.

The c command displays a column position guide to indicate the actual positions of characters on the screen for use with

The de command deletes one or more lines from the current item, starting at the current line number position. If a strin

The following Editor commands are available.

The Editor is a tool used for adding, changing and deleting items in files. It is a line-oriented editor, and provides a

This section discusses the Editor processor.

Below is a brief discussion of the various error messages associated with the line Editor.

The ex command exits the current item without saving changes. Control returns to TCL, or to the next item in the list if

The exk command exits the current item without saving changes and returns control directly to TCL, abandoning any active

The f command files the dual Editor buffers so that additional changes may be made to an item, or to review previous cha

The fd command deletes the current item. Control returns to TCL, or to the next item in the list, if more than one item

The fdk command deletes the current item and abandons an active list, if present. Control returns directly to TCL.

The fi command files the current item, saving all changes made. Control returns to TCL or to the next item in the active

The fs command saves a copy of the current item and remains in the Editor within the current item. It is essentially the

The fso command saves the current item and overwrites the item when a duplicate item-ID already exists on file. This for

The g command positions the line pointer to a specific line. The attribute number (line number) may be entered without t

The h command toggles the display between ASCII and hexadecimal-encoded ASCII.

The i command places the Editor into insert mode to enter one or more lines. Pressing Enter at the first position of a l

The l command lists a specified number of lines that contain a search string and increments the line pointer to the last

The m command is used exclusively on D3 assembler source listings to expand included macros into a more readable format.

The me command merges one or more lines from the current item, another item in the current file, or another item in a di

The n command positions the line pointer down a specified number of lines from the current position. Followed by pressin

The o command sets object assembly mode in the Editor.

The p command either defines or executes a pre-stored command; p by itself assumes p0 (zero).

The pd command displays any prestored command.

The r command replaces the current line, replaces a string of characters within the current line, or replaces a string o

The s command toggles the display of Editor line numbers in normal Editor mode, and suppresses the display of object cod

The s? command displays the size of the current item in bytes.

The sl command sets the number of lines, rather than attributes, to display by the default p (prestored) command, p0 (ze

The t command positions the line pointer to the beginning (top) of the item, without filing the data. The f command also

The tb command defines tab stops for use by subsequent uses of the TAB key.

The u command moves the line pointer up a specific number of lines from the current position.

Pressing ENTER advances the line pointer to the next line and displays the line if in command mode. If in insert mode an

The ^ is used as a wildcard search character within the string parameter for replacing known and sometimes unknown strin

The x command cancels the effect of the last i (insert), ap (append), de (delete), me (merge), or r (replace) command.

The xf command cancels the effect of all commands executed since the last f command was issued.

The z command defines zone display limits.

The ? (question mark) command displays the current file name and item-ID of the item currently being edited and the line

The ^ command toggles the function of the wildcard search character used in the l and r commands. Initially, this functi