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Line Commands

Line commands are entered in Edit Mode with the cursor positioned to the left of the source lines, in the line number fields. To use a line command, type over the line numbers.

Entering Line Commands

Line commands are entered within the line number at the left of the line data. A line command is considered to be any characters entered at or to the left of the cursor in the line sequence number fields.

How to Use Line Commands

If you wanted to repeat the line 10 times, here is how the line would appear:

 000003 Before entering R (repeat) command
 R10003 After entering R (repeat) command

For the EDITOR to read the command as R10:

Type 'R10' in the line number field and press the ENTER key