Primary Commands
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Descriptions of the following Primary Commands are contained in this section: |
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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. |
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FM Mode |
Edit Mode |
Request automatic SAVE be performed |
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Add a text line |
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Align string on a column Boundary |
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Add text to end of lines |
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Control backup creation |
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Control auto-capitalization of language keywords |
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Specify an alternate AUTO file name |
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Control automatic file save defaults |
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Request a Backup of the current file |
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Set BOM writing ON / OFF |
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Scroll to bottom |
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Set edit boundaries |
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Open a file for browse (read-only) access |
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Trailing command is a normal internal cm |
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Cancel edit session without file save |
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Set keyboard CAPS mode |
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Control default literal case handling |
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Change a data string |
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Open a new tab using clipboard data |
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Open an un-named edit using an existing file |
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Clear or Close the SPFLite Debug Window |
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Execute another Program or Command |
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Specify display/sort collating sequence |
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Control visibility of top Columns line |
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Compress duplicate strings |
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Include an external file |
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Create an external file |
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Conditional Retrieve |
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Cut data to the clipboard |
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Specify file characteristics |
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Delete selected lines |
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Do a DIFF compare between two files |
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Open folder holding this file in FM |
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Execute the contents of a DO file |
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Scroll downward in the data |
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Open a file for editing |
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Edit the Extended File Type Criteria |
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End the edit session / FM Display |
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Set Increment for Enumerate Functions |
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Specify EOL. Deprecated - Use DCB. |
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Exclude lines from display (Edit mode) |
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Terminate SPFLite session |
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Add current file to a Favorite list |
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Find in Files |
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Find a character string |
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Reverse exclusion status of lines |
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Set join string for Glue operations |
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Display the Help file |
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Set HEX display mode ON or OFF |
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Hide excluded lines |
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Control text highlighting options |
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IEDIT |
Edit INCLUDEd files in a MEDIT session |
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Specify a macro to be run after file load |
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Join lines using Find / Change strings |
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Display keyboard settings dialog |
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Search for a line and add a Line Label |
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Lower-case a range of lines |
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Scroll leftward in the data |
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Scroll the display to a specified line |
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Turn loop detection ON or OFF |
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Set LRECL. Deprecated - Use DCB. |
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Set a unique Macro library for a Profile |
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Create a FILELIST from current display |
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Turn MARK lines ON or OFF |
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Add a file to a Multi-Edit session |
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Specify and set the session Edit mode |
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Delete lines where string is not found |
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Negative Find lines |
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Negative Flip lines |
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Negative Exclude lines |
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Negative Revert lines |
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Negative Show lines |
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Negative Mark User lines |
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Edit another file in a new session |
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Set editor global options |
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Set Profile PAGE mode ON or OFF |
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Paste data from the clipboard |
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Add text to the beginning of line(s) |
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Control handling of trailing blanks |
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Send selected lines to the printer |
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Display current file profile values |
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Enter PowerType mode |
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Repeat change |
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Recall (Open) a favorite FILELIST |
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Set RECFM. Deprecated - Use DCB. |
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Redo an UNDO action |
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Reload current edit file from disk |
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Rename the current edit file |
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Replace a file |
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Reset (Edit mode) |
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Recall commands (forward direction) |
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Recall previous commands |
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Revert User line status |
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Repeat the find command |
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Scroll rightward in the data |
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Repeat last LOCATE command |
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Repeat FIND or LOCATE command |
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Execute the current Edit script |
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Save data and continue edit |
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Save all current tabs |
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Save as a new file and switch to it |
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Sentence-case a range of lines |
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Set a command variable |
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Show lines where a string is found |
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Sort the edit data |
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Specify character encoding |
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SPELL |
Spell check the file |
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Split lines using Find / Change strings |
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Set initial file position option. |
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Control edit state saving |
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Set default SUBMIT arguments |
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Set alternate command for SUBMIT |
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Pass lines to an external command file |
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Switch to Previous or Next Tab |
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Turn TABS on or off |
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Alter TAG status of a selection of lines |
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Title-case a range of lines |
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Scroll to the top of the file |
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Upper-case a range of lines |
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Mark lines as User lines |
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Undo changes |
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Scroll upward in the data |
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View a file in read-only mode. |
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Open Win. Explorer for this file folder. |
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Set macro to handle external file I/O |
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Submit an external file |
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Control handling of incoming tabs |
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