z/VM Version 7 Release 1 XEDIT User's Guide IBM SC24-6338-00 Note: Before you use this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page 129. This edition applies to version 7, release 1, modification 0 of IBM z/VM (product number 5741-A09) and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. Last updated: 2019-03-06 © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1990, 2019. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents List of Figures...................................................................................................... vii List of Tables........................................................................................................ ix About This Document............................................................................................xi Intended Audience......................................................................................................................................xi Syntax, Message, and Response Conventions............................................................................................xi Where to Find More Information...............................................................................................................xiv Links to Other Documents and Websites............................................................................................ xiv How to Send Your Comments to IBM.....................................................................xv Summary of Changes for z/VM XEDIT User's Guide.............................................. xvi SC24-6338-00, z/VM® Version 7 Release 1..............................................................................................xvi Chapter 1. An XEDIT Subset: Full-Screen Text Processing.......................................1 Editing a File.................................................................................................................................................1 XEDIT Command.................................................................................................................................... 1 Screen Layout......................................................................................................................................... 1 XEDIT and Full-Screen CMS.........................................................................................................................4 Entering Data................................................................................................................................................4 INPUT Subcommand..............................................................................................................................4 POWERINP Subcommand......................................................................................................................6 Using Program Function (PF) Keys.............................................................................................................. 8 Splitting and Joining Lines......................................................................................................................9 Scrolling Backward and Forward......................................................................................................... 10 Redisplaying a Subcommand...............................................................................................................11 Reexecuting a Subcommand............................................................................................................... 11 Inserting Words Using the Insert Mode Key and a NULL Key (PA2)................................................... 11 Using Prefix Subcommands.......................................................................................................................11 Adding Lines Using the A Prefix Subcommand....................................................................................12 Deleting Lines Using the D Prefix Subcommand................................................................................. 12 Adding Indented Lines Using the SI Prefix Subcommand.................................................................. 14 Duplicating Lines Using the " Prefix Subcommand............................................................................. 17 Moving Lines Using the M, MM, F, and P Prefix Subcommands.......................................................... 17 Copying Lines Using the C, CC, F, and P Prefix Subcommands........................................................... 18 Setting the Current Line (/)...................................................................................................................19 Canceling Prefix Subcommands.......................................................................................................... 19 Moving through a File.................................................................................................................................20 BACKWARD and FORWARD Subcommands........................................................................................20 TOP and BOTTOM Subcommands....................................................................................................... 20 DOWN and UP Subcommands............................................................................................................. 20 Making Changes in a File........................................................................................................................... 21 CLOCATE Subcommand....................................................................................................................... 22 CHANGE Subcommand........................................................................................................................ 22 Making a Selective Change...................................................................................................................23 Making a Global Change.......................................................................................................................24 CINSERT Subcommand........................................................................................................................25 CFIRST Subcommand.......................................................................................................................... 27 Setting Tabs................................................................................................................................................27 Ending an Editing Session..........................................................................................................................28 FILE Subcommand............................................................................................................................... 28 QUIT Subcommand..............................................................................................................................28 iii SET AUTOSAVE Subcommand............................................................................................................. 29 Inserting Data from Another File...............................................................................................................29 Inserting a Whole File.......................................................................................................................... 29 Inserting Part of Another File...............................................................................................................31 Getting Help............................................................................................................................................... 34 Learning More about the Editor................................................................................................................. 35 Summary of XEDIT Subset........................................................................................................................ 35 Chapter 2. Practice Exercises...............................................................................39 Exercise 1. Creating a File......................................................................................................................... 39 Exercise 2. Using Power Typing.................................................................................................................40 Exercise 3. Using Prefix Subcommands....................................................................................................42 Exercise 4. Making Changes...................................................................................................................... 43 Exercise 5. Getting It All Together.............................................................................................................44 Chapter 3. Using the Editor on a Typewriter Terminal............................................47 Editing a File...............................................................................................................................................47 XEDIT Command.................................................................................................................................. 47 Entering Data............................................................................................................................................. 47 INPUT