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Text Entry Command

TE number-of-lines

The TE line command formats the screen with an unnumbered open text entry area that may be used without regard for line overflow. The cursor is positioned at the beginning of the first line and the remainder of the screen is blank. After you type the data and press the ENTER key, the text is flowed into a paragraph format.

If you type a number after the TE command, open the text entry area provided for only that number of lines.

See the online documentation for examples of TE command examples.

number-of-lines

Specifies the number of blank lines requested.