Extensible Versatile Editor Reference Manual

Updated: 07 June 2001

Order Number: AA--PWCDB--TE

November 1996

This manual describes the commands for the Extensible Versatile Editor (EVE). It is for all EVE users.

Revision/Update Information: This manual supersedes the Extensible Versatile Editor Reference Manual Version 3.1 on OpenVMS Version 6.0.

Software Version: DECTPU Version 3.1 on OpenVMS Version 7.1

Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard, Massachusetts

November 1996

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Contents Index

Preface

Intended Audience

This manual is for all users of EVE. You do not need programming experience. You should have some basic knowledge of OpenVMS files and directories. Knowledge of EDT and experience with DECwindows is helpful, but not required.

Document Structure

This manual consists of the following chapters and appendixes:

Chapter 1 describes the organization of the command information and lists all the EVE commands.
Chapter 2 provides the EVE command descriptions, including examples.
Appendix A describes how to use the command line qualifiers.
Appendix B describes the EVE default settings.
Appendix C describes the EVE and EDT command equivalents.
Appendix D describes modifying EVE or layering products on EVE.

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Conventions

The name of the OpenVMS AXP operating system has been changed to the OpenVMS Alpha operating system. Any references to OpenVMS AXP or AXP are synonymous with OpenVMS Alpha or Alpha.

In this manual, every use of DECwindows and DECwindows Motif refers to DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS software.

The following conventions are also used in this manual:

Ctrl/ x Ctrl/ x indicates that you hold down the Ctrl key while you press another key or mouse button (indicated here by x).

PF n PF n indicates that you press the key labeled PF n on the numeric keypad, where n is 1, 2, 3, or 4.

x A lowercase italic x indicates the generic use of a letter. For example, xxx indicates any combination of three alphabetic characters.

n A lowercase italic n indicates the generic use of a number. For example, 19 nn indicates a 4-digit number in which the last 2 digits are unknown.

PF1 x The key sequence PF1 x indicates that you press and release PF1, and then you press and release another key or mouse button (indicated here by x).

... In format descriptions, horizontal ellipsis points indicate one of the following:

An item that is repeated
An omission, such as additional optional arguments
Additional parameters, values, or other information that you can enter

.
.
. Vertical ellipsis points indicate the omission of information from an example or command format. The information is omitted because it is not important to the topic being discussed.

italic type Italic type emphasizes important information, indicates variables, and indicates complete titles of manuals.

text style This text style represents the introduction of a new term or the name of an argument, an attribute, or a reason.
This style is also used to show user input in Bookreader versions of the manual.

mouse The term mouse refers to any pointing device, such as a mouse, a puck, or a stylus.

MB1, MB2, MB3 MB1 indicates the left mouse button. MB2 indicates the middle mouse button. MB3 indicates the right mouse button. (Users can redefine the mouse buttons.)

nn nnn.nnn nn A space character separate digits in numerals with 5 or more digits. For example, 10 000 equals ten thousand.

n.nn A period in numerals signals the decimal point indicator. For example, 1.75 equals one and three-fourths.

UPPERCASE Words in uppercase indicate a command, the name of a file, the name of a file protection code, or an abbreviation for a system privilege.

lowercase In format descriptions, words in lowercase indicate parameters or arguments to be specified by the user.

Chapter 1
Introduction to the EVE Command Dictionary

This command dictionary describes each EVE command. The descriptions are in alphabetical order and include any keys defined for the commands. Most of the information is available in the EVE online help also. EVE online help includes topics for all EVE commands, keys, and other features.

In some cases, there is a GOLD key sequence for a command. However, EVE does not have a default GOLD key. You set the GOLD key by using the SET GOLD KEY, SET KEYPAD EDT, or SET KEYPAD WPS command. Setting the GOLD key also enables several GOLD key sequences such as GOLD-<downarrow symbol> for BOTTOM (see Table 2-10 in the description of the SET GOLD KEY command). Some GOLD key sequences are not available on VT100-series terminals (for example, GOLD-Help and GOLD-Find); some shifted function keys require DECwindows.

Table 1-1 lists all the EVE commands, grouped by type (text editing, searches, formatting, and so on).

Table 1-1 List of EVE Commands
Text Editing

CHANGE MODE ERASE WORD RESTORE CHARACTER

COPY INSERT HERE RESTORE LINE

CUT INSERT MODE RESTORE SELECTION

DELETE OVERSTRIKE MODE RESTORE SENTENCE

ERASE CHARACTER PASTE RESTORE WORD

ERASE LINE QUOTE SELECT

ERASE PREVIOUS WORD REMOVE SELECT ALL

ERASE START OF LINE RESTORE STORE TEXT

Box Editing

BOX COPY BOX PASTE INSERT SET BOX NOPAD

BOX CUT BOX PASTE OVERSTRIKE SET BOX NOSELECT

BOX CUT INSERT BOX SELECT SET BOX PAD

BOX CUT OVERSTRIKE RESTORE BOX SELECTION SET BOX SELECT

BOX PASTE

Searches

FIND SET FIND CASE EXACT SET WILDCARD VMX

FIND NEXT SET FIND CASE NOEXACT SHOW WILDCARDS

FIND SELECTED SET FIND NOWHITESPACE SPELL

GLOBAL REPLACE SET FIND WHITESPACE WILDCARD FIND

REPLACE

Cursor Movement

BOTTOM MOVE BY WORD SET CURSOR FREE

CHANGE DIRECTION MOVE DOWN SET SCROLL JUMP

END OF LINE MOVE LEFT SET SCROLL MARGINS

FORWARD MOVE RIGHT SET SCROLL OFF

GO TO MOVE UP SET SCROLL ON

LINE NEXT SCREEN SET SCROLL SMOOTH

MARK PREVIOUS SCREEN START OF LINE

MOVE BY LINE REVERSE TOP

MOVE BY PAGE SET CURSOR BOUND WHAT LINE

General-Purpose Commands

ATTACH HELP RESET

DCL QUIT SHELL

DO RECALL SHOW

EXIT REPEAT SPAWN

Buffers and Files

BUFFER OPEN SET BUFFER

DELETE BUFFER OPEN SELECTED SET JOURNALING

GET PREVIOUS BUFFER SET JOURNALING ALL

GET FILE RECOVER SET NOJOURNALING

GET WILDCARDED FILES RECOVER BUFFER SET NOJOURNALING ALL

INCLUDE FILE RECOVER BUFFER ALL SHOW BUFFERS

NEW SAVE FILE SHOW SYSTEM BUFFERS

NEXT BUFFER SAVE FILE AS WRITE FILE

Windows and Display

DELETE WINDOW PREVIOUS WINDOW SHIFT RIGHT

ENLARGE WINDOW REFRESH SHRINK WINDOW

NEXT WINDOW SET WIDTH SPLIT WINDOW

ONE WINDOW SHIFT LEFT TWO WINDOWS

OTHER WINDOW

Formatting and Case Changes

CAPITALIZE WORD LOWERCASE WORD SET PARAGRAPH INDENT

CENTER LINE PAGINATE SET RIGHT MARGIN

CONVERT TABS RETURN SET TABS

FILL SET FILL NOTAGS SET WRAP

FILL PARAGRAPH SET FILL TAGS TAB

FILL RANGE SET LEFT MARGIN UPPERCASE WORD

INSERT PAGE BREAK SET NOWRAP

Key Definitions

DEFINE SET GOLD KEY SET KEYPAD VT100

DEFINE KEY SET KEYPAD EDT SET KEYPAD WPS

LEARN SET KEYPAD NOEDT SET NOGOLD KEY

REMEMBER SET KEYPAD NOWPS SHOW KEY

SET FUNCTION KEYS MOTIF SET KEYPAD NUMERIC UNDEFINE KEY

SET FUNCTION KEYS NOMOTIF

Customization

@ SAVE EXTENDED TPU SET NOPENDING DELETE

DEFINE MENU ENTRY SAVE SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES SET NOSECTION FILE PROMPTING

EXTEND SET CLIPBOARD SET PENDING DELETE

EXTEND ALL SET DEFAULT COMMAND FILE SET SECTION FILE PROMPTING

EXTEND EVE SET DEFAULT SECTION FILE SET SELECTION GRAB FOCUS

EXTEND THIS SET EXIT ATTRIBUTE CHECK SET SELECTION GRAB SELECTION

EXTEND TPU SET NOCLIPBOARD SHOW DEFAULTS BUFFER

SAVE SET NODEFAULT COMMAND FILE SHOW SUMMARY

SAVE ATTRIBUTES SET NODEFAULT SECTION FILE TPU

SAVE EXTENDED EVE SET NOEXIT ATTRIBUTE CHECK UNDEFINE MENU ENTRY