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EDIT/3000:Reference Manual

2-8.  ENTERING EDIT/3000 COMMANDS 

";" To use more than one command in an EDIT/3000 command record, follow
each command (except the last one) with a semicolon, as follows:

     ADD;LIST ALL;END

EDIT/3000 will execute the commands in the order in which they are given.

"&" To continue a command or text entry from one record to the following
record, use an ampersand (&) as the last character in the record to be
continued.

Examples are shown in Figure 2.5.


NOTE  If it is desired that the & be the last character in a record,
      instead of being interpreted as a continuation character, enter a
      blank character after the & (and before pressing RETURN in a
      session.)


The maximum length for a command string is 256 characters.

     A comment may be added as part of a command string, but it may not
     be embedded in the command.  It may appear before a command or
     follow it after a semicolon.  A comment must begin with two adjacent
     less-than signs (<<) and end with two adjacent greater-than signs
     (>>).  For example,

             /FIND FIRST;<< MOVE POINTER TO BEGINNING OF FILE.>>

                       LINE 1
                       ^ (1)
             /

     :EDITOR

     HP32201A.7.08 EDIT/3000 TUE, JUN 3, 1980, 11:28 AM
     (C) HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1980
     /ADD;LIST ALL;&
     / END
          1     THIS LINE AND THE NEXT LINE &
     ARE BOTH PART OF RECORD 1
          2     THIS IS RECORD 2
          3     //
     ...
          1     THIS LINE AND THE NEXT LINE ARE BOTH PART OF RECORD 1
          2     THIS IS RECORD 2
     IF IT IS OK TO CLEAR RESPOND "YES"
     CLEAR?  YES

       END OF SUBSYSTEM

          Figure 2.5.  Using ; and & When Entering EDIT/3000 Commands.

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