Line Commands

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Line Commands

Line commands, also called text-editing commands, are used to copy, delete, move, and repeat lines or blocks of lines within a work file.

How to Enter a Line Command

A line command consists of a one- to three-character value followed by a space.

These commands must begin with the escape character (%) which signals to the text editor that the line contains a command. Enter a command in column 1 of the line to which it applies, and end the command with a space. For detailed information on using line commands, refer to the CA IDMS Common Facilities Guide manual. Line commands are listed in the following table. Note that:

The percent sign (%) is the default escape character.
n represents the number of lines (including the current and subsequent lines) to which the operation applies.
The (space) represents the mandatory space that must follow each line command.

Operation	Command format
After	%A (space)
Before	%B (space)
Copy	Copy a single line: %Cn (space) Copy a block of lines: %CB (space) (on the first line of the block) %CE (space) (on the last line of the block)
Delete	Delete a single line: %Dn (space) Delete a block of lines: %DB (space) (on the first line of the block) %DE (space) (on the last line of the block)
Move	Move a single line: %Mn (space) Move a block of lines: %MB (space) (on the first line of the block) %ME (space) (on the last line of the block)
Repeat	Repeat a single line: %Rn (space) Repeat a block of lines: %RB (space) (on the first line of the block) %RE (space) (on the last line of the block)