EXIT
Form: 2 or W2
EXIT quits ED. If you have not saved the file since making any changes, it
displays the following prompt:
Exit editor (Y/N) ?
Press N to continue editing.
Press Y to leave the editor without saving the file. Note that if you do this,
any changes you have made to an existing file will be lost; if you were
creating a file, it will be lost entirely.
To save the text, use the SAVE command.
FILE START/END
Form: Home or Ctrl+W
End or Ctrl+Z
These commands move the cursor to the very beginning or end of the file.
FIND
Form: 3 or W3
FIND is used to search the file for a specified string. Searching starts from
the cursor position and continues to the end of the file. To search the whole
file, move to the start first (by using the FILE START command).
FIND displays the following prompt on the function line:
Find>
Or, if you have already specified a search string, it will be displayed for you
to edit. Type the text to look for (up to 50 characters) or edit the displayed
text, then press E. Be exact, as FIND will only find an exact match
(including use of spaces). Normally, FIND will consider capital and small
Chapter 12: The Editor
- FILE START
- FILE END
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