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Delete Pattern
Purpose
Deletes text matching the search pattern.
Default Syntax
ESC d
Description
This command deletes text that matches the search pattern. Before this
command can function, you first must define a search pattern with the
Define Search Pattern command. The search pattern can consist of a
string of up to 80 characters.
Once you have defined the search pattern, you can use the Search Forward
or Search Backward commands to locate the text pattern you want to
delete. After you locate the text pattern, you execute the Delete
Pattern command to remove the unwanted text.
Procedure
To delete a text pattern, either:
1. Move the cursor to the first character of the pattern to be
deleted.
2. Press ESC and the d key. HP EDIT deletes the text pattern and
shifts the remaining text left to the cursor position.
or
1. Execute the Search Forward (/) or Search Backward (:) command to
locate the search pattern. HP EDIT moves the cursor to the first
character of the pattern to be deleted.
2. Press ESC and the d key. HP EDIT deletes the text pattern and
shifts the remaining text left to the cursor position.
Example
To delete the search pattern UNWANTED:
This unwanted text will be deleted.
1. Move the cursor to the position shown above, or use the Search
Forward or Search Backward command to move the cursor to this
position.
2. Press ESC and the d key. HP EDIT deletes the pattern unwanted as
shown:
This _text will be deleted.
Related Commands
Define Search Pattern
Search Backward
Search Forward