Primary Commands

Descriptions of the following Primary Commands are contained in this section:

Note: You can create your own primary-like commands by using the Command Macro facility. You store a series of primary commands in a file and perform them by typing the Macro name. A Command Macro command is entered on the command line just like a built-in primary command. See Macro Support for more information.

ACTION	Request automatic SAVE be performed
ADD	Add a text line
ALIGN	Align string on a column Boundary
APPEND	Add text to end of lines
AUTOBKUP	Control backup creation
AUTOCAPS	Control auto-capitalization of language keywords
AUTONAME	Specify an alternate AUTO file name
AUTOSAVE	Control automatic file save defaults
BACKUP	Request a Backup of the current file
BOM	Set BOM writing ON / OFF
BOTTOM	Scroll to bottom of file
BOUNDS	Set edit boundaries
BROWSE	Open a file for browse (read-only) access, no changes allowed
CANCEL	Cancel edit session without file save
CAPS	Set keyboard CAPS mode
CASE	Control default literal case handling
CHANGE	Change a data string
CLIP	Open a new tab using clipboard data (either Windows or a Private clipboard)
CLONE	Open an un-named edit using an existing file
CLS	Clear or Close the SPFLite Debug Window
CMD	Execute another Program or Command
COLLATE	Specify display/sort collating sequence
COLS	Control visibility of top Columns line
COMPRESS	Compress duplicate strings
COPY	Include an external file
CREATE	Create an external file
CRETRIEV	Conditional Retrieve
CUT	Cut data to the clipboard
DCB	Specify the RECFM, LRECL and EOL together.
DELETE	Delete selected lines
DIFF	Perform a DIFF file compare between two files
DIR	Display folder containing this file in File Manager
DO	Execute the contents of a DO file
DOWN	Scroll downward in the data
EDIT	Open a file for editing
EFT	Edit the Extended File Type Criteria
END	End the edit session
ENUMWITH	Change Increment for Enumerate Functions
EOL	Specify End-of-Line characters. Deprecated - Use DCB.
EXCLUDE	Exclude lines from the display (Edit mode)
EXCLUDE	Exclude files from the display (File Manager mode)
EXIT	Terminate SPFLite session
FAVORITE	Add current file to a Favorite list
FF	Find in Files
FIND	Find a character string
FLIP	Reverse exclusion status of lines
FOLD	Display text in Uppercase only
FORMAT	Specify file characteristics
GLUEWITH	Specify a join string for Glue operations
HELP	Display the Help file
HEX	Set HEX display mode ON or OFF
HIDE	Hide excluded lines
HILITE	Control text highlighting options
IMACRO	Specify a macro to be run immediately after file load
JOIN	Join lines using Find / Change strings
KEYMAP	Display keyboard settings dialog
LC	Lower-case a range of lines
LEFT	Scroll leftward in the data
LOCATE	Scroll the display to a specified line
LOOPCHECK	Turn loop detection ON or OFF
LRECL	Specify logical Record Length. Deprecated - Use DCB.
MACLIB	Specify a unique Macro library for a Profile
MAKELIST	Create a FILELIST from the current display in File Manager
MARK	Turn MARK lines ON or OFF
MEDIT	Add a file to a Multi-Edit session
MODE	Specify and set the session Edit mode
NDELETE	Delete lines where string is not found
NFIND	Find lines where string is not found
NFLIP	Reverse exclusion status of lines where string is not found
NEXCLUDE	Exclude lines where string is not found
NREVERT	Revert user line status when string not found
NSHOW	Show (unexclude) lines where string is not found
NULINE	Mark User line status when string not found
OPEN	Edit another file in a new session
OPTIONS	Set editor global options
PAGE	Set Profile PAGE mode ON or OFF
PASTE	Paste data from the clipboard
PREPEND	Add text to the beginning of line(s)
PRESERVE	Control handling of trailing blanks
PRINT	Send selected lines to the printer
PROFILE	Display current file profile values
PTYPE	Enter PowerType mode
QUERY	Display a single Profile setting
RCHANGE	Repeat change
RECALL	Recall (Open) a favorite FILELIST
RECFM	Specify Record Format. Deprecated - Use DCB.
REDO	Redo an UNDO action
RELOAD	Reload current edit file from disk
RENAME	Rename the current edit file
REPLACE	Replace a file
RESET	Reset (Edit mode)
RESET	Reset (File Manager Mode)
RETF	Recall commands in a forward direction
RETRIEVE	Recall previous commands
REVERT	Revert User line status
RFIND	Repeat the find command
RIGHT	Scroll rightward in the data
RLOC	Repeat last LOCATE command
RLOCFIND	Repeat most recent FIND or LOCATE command
RUN	Directly execute the current Edit script
SAVE	Save data and continue edit
SAVEALL	Save all current tabs
SAVEAS	Save data as a new file and switch to it
SC	Sentence-case a range of lines
SET	Set a command variable
SHOW	Show (unexclude) lines where a string is found
SORT	Sort the edit data
SOURCE	Specify character encoding
SPLIT	Split lines using Find / Change strings
START	Set initial file position option.
STATE	Control edit state saving
SUBARG	Set default SUBMIT arguments
SUBCMD	Set alternate command for SUBMIT
SUBMIT	Pass lines to an external command file
SWAP	Switch to Previous or Next Tab
TABS	Turn TABS on or off
TAG	Alter TAG status of a selection of lines
TC	Title-case a range of lines
TOP	Scroll to the top of the file
UC	Upper-case a range of lines
ULINE	Mark lines as User lines
UNDO	Undo changes
UP	Scroll upward in the data
VIEW	View a file in read-only mode.
WDIR	Open Windows Explorer for this file folder.
XFORM	Specify a macro to handle external file reading / writing
XSUBMIT	Submit an external file
XTABS	Control handling of incoming tabs

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