Edit Command

  The EDIT command within ICP invokes the VMS EDT editor. This editor uses the DEC keypad keys as well as the arrow keys on your keyboard, which must be appropriately emulated from non-DEC terminals. This can be rather confusing, so it is recommended that you avoid this unless you really know what you are doing. If you are stuck, CTRL-Z and then typing QUIT will usually end an edit session with no changes being made.

Pressing the HELP key (which is the key above the 8) in keypad mode will provide a diagram of the keypad functions as well as explanations. Two functions are shown for most of the keypad keys. To select the lower of the two functions of a key, press the GOLD key (upper left corner of the keypad) and then the key itself.

  

Figure 8: The HELP screen in the EDIT mode.

Starting the session

To call up the editor within ICP, type EDIT <filename> and press the RETURN key at the control mode prompt. To begin keypad editing, type the command CHANGE or C after the asterisk.

HELP

Once you have entered keypad editing mode as described above, press the HELP key which is located immediately above the 8 in the keypad. Once the diagram of the keys is displayed, you may press any keypad key to get a description of the functions of that key.

Ending the session

To end the session and save your edits to a file, press the GOLD function key (upper left corner of the keypad) and the COMMAND function key (the 7 key) and type the command EXIT. To end the session without saving your edits, type QUIT instead of EXIT. The command you type must be terminated by pressing the ENTER key on the keypad.

Inserting Text

To add text to a file, use the arrow keys to position the cursor where the text is to be placed and begin typing.

Deleting Text

Text in a file may be deleted by positioning the cursor immediately after that text and using the DELETE key as necessary. There are also keypad keys for deleting an entire line (upper right corner of the keypad) and deleting a word (the key to the right of the 9).

Searching Text

Press GOLD (upper left corner of keypad) and FIND key (above the 9) on the keypad. Type in the string to look for and then press the ADVANCE key (4) or BACKUP key (5) to specify the direction of the search. To locate an additional occurrence of the string, Use the FNDNXT key (above the 9).

Moving Text

To copy text to the paste buffer, position the cursor at either end of the text to be copied, press the SELECT key (to the right of 0) and then use the arrow keys to highlight the desired text. Finally press the CUT key (6) to move the highlighted text to the paste buffer. To insert the text back into the file, position the cursor immediately before the new position and press GOLD and PASTE (6).

Writing another File

To create a new file containing a selected portion of the text in the current file, use the SELECT key and the arrow keys to highlight the desired text. Then press the GOLD and COMMAND keys and type in the following: WRITE newfilename SELECT then press the ENTER key. The highlighted text will be written to a file with the name you have specified. If you do not include the word SELECT in your WRITE command, the entire file will be written to the new file.

Reading in another File

To include the contents of the text from another file in the file you are currently editing, press the GOLD and COMMAND keys and type in the following: INCLUDE filename then press the ENTER key. The contents of the file specified will appear immediately preceeding the current cursor position.