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.CONTROL CHAR
.VARIABLE HLP T,F
.LM 0;.RM 72;.NNM;.NPA
.IF HLP
.C;SOS HELP FILE
.ELSE HLP
.C;SOS MANUAL
.ENDIF HLP
.C;Version 23E(77)
.B
SOS is the Son Of Stopgap text editor. This file briefly describes
each of the SOS commands and its use. For help on a particular
command, type "H,<command name>" to SOS. For example, information on
all alter mode commands is available by typing "H,A" to SOS. Help for
the various SOS switches can be had by typing "H,/". A highly
abbreviated command list appears below.
.B;.NF
A (Alter) Intraline editing M (Mark) Insert page mark
B (Begin) Go to top of file N (Number) Re-number lines
BP(Begin Page) Go to top of page NA(Number And open) Open a hole
C (Copy) Copy text NF(Number file) Renumber file
CC(Co-Copy) Co-edit copy NP(number page) Renumber page
CT(Co-Transfer) Co-edit text move O (Output) Output text to a file
CX(Co-edit) Begin/toggle co-edit P (Print) Print lines on TTY
D (Delete) Delete text R (Replace) Delete and insert
E (Exit) Terminate editing S (Substitute) Search and replace
F (Find) Find a string T (Transfer) Move text
G (Go) Exit and run program VL(inVert Lower) Convert to LC
H (Help) Type help messages VU(inVert Upper) Convert to UC
I (Insert) Insert new text VV(inVert inVert) Toggle case
J (Join) Join lines W (World) Save the world (file)
JC(Justify Centered) Center text X (eXtend) Append to end of line
JL(Justify Left) Flush text left ; (comment) Rest of line ignored
JR(Justify Right) Flush text right @ (indirect) Execute from a file
JU(Justify) Fully justify text = (give) Type parameter values
JW(Justify Word) Word justify text / (set) Set values
K (Kill) Delete page marks . (move) Move line pointer
L (List) List lines to LPT:
.IFNOT HLP
.B;.F
Throughout this file, the following terms apply.
.B;.LM 16
.I-16;Term Meaning
.B
.I-16;n a positive integer.
.I-16;+n a positive integer.
.I-16;-n a negative integer.
.I-16;range is an SOS line range specification. It is made up of
a starting and an ending point separated by a colon.
A line number specification is given on each side of
the colon. There are several special elements that
may be used in line number specifications in place of
or in addition to an actual line number. These are:
.B;.LM 24
.I-8;_# is the first line of the last line range
specification given.
.I-8;% is the last line of the last insert command
given.
.I-8;_. is the current line number if used to the left
of a slash, or the current page if used to the
right of a slash. This may be omitted on most
commands (except "R" and "D" in NOVICE mode).
Thus, "A.<CR>" and "A<CR>" are equivalent.
.I-8;_^ is the first line on the current page if used
to the left of a slash or the first page in
the current file if used to the right of a
slash.
.I-8;* is the last line on the current page if used
to the left of a slash or the last page in the
current file if used to the right of a slash.
.I-8;! may be suffixed to a line number or one of the
above characters and followed by a digit
giving the number of lines. Thus, ".!5" means
five lines starting at the current line.
.I-8;BF is the beginning of file (same as _^/_^).
.I-8;EF is the end of file (same as */*) when used as
the second argument to the range specifier, or
is the entire file (same as _^/_^:*/*) when used
as a range specifier by itself.
.B;.LM 16
Arithmetic expressions using plus and minus may also
be included in a line number specification. Thus,
".-5" means five lines before the current line, ".+4"
means 4 lines beyond the current line, and ".-2!4"
means start 2 lines before the current line and go for
4 lines.
.B
In addition, a line number specification may be
suffixed with a slash and a page number specification.
Page numbers can be constructed in a manner similar to
line numbers. As an example, "_^!5/47" means five
lines starting at the first line on page 47. If the
page specification is omitted, the current page is
assumed.
.B
Thus an example of a line range specification would be
"10/1:*/999", meaning line 10 on page 1 through the
last line on page 999.
.B
A search string specified between ALTmodes may be
specified in place of a line number specification.
Commands using this must be terminated with 1 <CR> to
end the search string, and 1 additional <CR> to end
the command instead of the usual 1 <CR>. Thus,
"$foo$<CR><CR>" means the next line containing the
string "foo".
.B
.I-16;$ is the symbol for the ESCape or ALTmode key. If this
character is typed in response to the SOS "*", the
line preceding the current line will be printed.
.B
.I-16;<CR> is the symbol for the Carriage Return key.
.B
.I-16;<LF> is the symbol for the Line Feed key. If <LF> is typed
in response to the SOS "*", the line following the
current line will be printed.
.B
.I-16;<STRING> is used to represent a valid search string. A search
string consists of up to 20 character strings separated
by <CR> and terminated by an ALTmode. The search
string may contain certain special characters to
control the search. The S(ubstitute) command accepts
two such arguments - the first is the string to look
for, while the second is a string to replace the first
one. These special characters are preceeded by a
control-E (_^E). A detailed explanation of the
pattern match characters can be found under _^E.
.B
.I-16;_^_^ is also used as a flag in this file for the SOS "H,x"
command. _^_^ may be encountered if the monitor command
.B
_.HELP SOS
.B
is used. It is not part of the text and should be
ignored.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ A/NEWALTER
.I-16;Purpose: The "A" command causes SOS to enter intraline edit
mode. Once in this mode, any of the intraline edit
commands are valid. Unless otherwise noted, an
intraline edit command may be preceded by an integer
and/or a sign to modify its function. In general, a
positive integer preceding a command means "the next
<integer> occurrences", and a negative integer means
"the previous <integer> occurrences". If no integer
precedes a command, 1 is assumed. At all times, the
cursor is positioned between 2 characters or between a
character and one end of the line. The cursor will be
visually positioned on top of the character it
logically precedes.
.B
A "word" in the following discussion means any number
of consecutive letters, numbers, periods, percent
signs, dollar signs, and any surrounding tabs or
blanks.
.B
Examples:
Cx Change next character to "x".
4Cabcd Change the next 4 characters to "abcd".
-Cz Change the previous character to "z".
-2Cgo Change the previous two characters to "go".
.B
There are two classes of alter commands, immediate action, and those
that require a unit and a mode. These two types are discussed below.
.F;.B;.LM 16
.I-16;Syntax: A range
.BR;Alter the line or lines specified by "range".
.B
A list of immediate action commands follows.
.B;.LM 16
.I-16;Command Function
.B
.I-16;B Insert a blank at the current cursor position.
.I-16;C Change the next character to be whatever is typed
after the "C".
.I-16;D Delete the character under the cursor.
.I-16;E Exit alter mode on the current line; do not print the
rest of line. All changes made before "E" is typed
become permanent.
.I-16;I Enter insert mode. Allows an arbitrary string to be
entered starting at the current cursor position and
ending with an ALTmode or ESCape.
.I-16;J Join the next line to the end of the current line and
position the cursor at the start of the joined text.
.I-16;N Print the rest of the current line, make the changes
indicated, and enter alter mode on the next line.
.I-16;O Insert one character in the text. "nOc" will insert
"n" occurrences of "c" starting at the current cursor
position. "-nOc" is illegal.
.I-16;P Print the rest of the line, and then reprint the line
number and the line up to the current cursor position.
.I-16;Q Quit alter mode. None of the changes made to the line
are retained.
.I-16;T Insert a tab at the current cursor position.
.I-16;X Extend. Move to the end of the current line and enter
insert mode. T may be terminated by typing ALTmode or
ESCape. If a <CR> is typed while in eXtend mode, a
new line will be started if use of the global line
increment will allow room for a new line. If there is
not enough room for a new line, <CR> returns you to
SOS command mode. The <LF> character may be used to
insert new lines and have SOS compute a new line
number that will fit. The eXtend command may be
prefixed by a count which will be interpreted as a
suggested line increment.
.I-16;' Insert the control equivalent of the character typed
after the apostrophe. For example, "'Z" inserts a
Control-Z in the line.
.I-16;+ Insert a copy of the character preceding the current
cursor position. "n+" inserts "n" copies of whatever
character precedes the current cursor position. "-n+"
is illegal.
.I-16;/ Transpose the next 2 characters.
.I-16;_; Break the line at the current cursor position and
assign a new line number to the rest of the line. If
there is no room for a new line, "%ORDER" is printed
and the ";" is ignored.
.I-16;<CR> Type the rest of the line and end the alter, making
all indicated changes to the line.
.I-16;<LF> If in insert mode, break the line at the current
position and start a new line with whatever is left.
If no room remains for another line number, "%ORDER"
is printed, and the <LF> is ignored. If not in insert
mode, <LF> is treated as <CR>.
.I-16;_^R (Control-R) Retype the current line up through the current cursor
position.
.I-16;RUBOUT Back up the cursor 1 character if not in insert mode.
If in insert mode, it erases the previous character.
.I-16;_^U (Control-U) Cancel all alterations on the current line and start
over.
.I-16;_^W (Control-W) Backspace one word.
.B
The other class of alter commands work with a function to preform, and
a unit (range) to perform it to. The general format of these commands
is <optional signed repeat count number> <function> <unit>.
.b
The functions are:
.B
.I-16;K Delete characters
.I-16;R Replace characters (delete and enter insert mode)
.I-16;V InVert case of characters
.I-16;_^ Upper case characters
.I-16;_\ Lower case characters
.I-16;<null> Move the cursor position
.b
The units are:
.B
.I-16;<space> Single character
.I-16;F<string> Up to <string>
.I-16;G<string> Up to and including <string>
.I-16;L Entire line
.I-16;M<string> Only to <string>
.I-16;S<char> Up to <char>
.I-16;W Word
.I-16;Z To end of line
.B
For example, KW would delete a word, -3KW would delete the preceeding
three words, KSx would delete up to character "x", RW would replace a
word, W (null function) would skip a word, RZ would replace to end of
line, etc.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ A/OLDALTER
.I-16;Purpose: The "A" command causes SOS to enter intraline edit
mode. Once in this mode, any of the intraline edit
commands are valid. Unless otherwise noted, an
intraline edit command may be preceded by an integer
and/or a sign to modify its function. In general, a
positive integer preceding a command means "the next
<integer> occurrences", and a negative integer means
"the previous <integer> occurrences". If no integer
precedes a command, 1 is assumed. At all times, the
cursor is positioned between 2 characters or between a
character and one end of the line. The cursor will be
visually positioned on top of the character it
logically precedes.
.B
A "word" in the following discussion means any number
of consecutive letters, numbers, periods, percent
signs, dollar signs, and any surrounding tabs or
blanks.
.B
Examples:
Cx Change next character to "x".
4Cabcd Change the next 4 characters to "abcd".
-Cz Change the previous character to "z".
-2Cgo Change the previous two characters to "go".
.B
The table below gives some of the more frequently used alter
mode characters and their functions. The unit on which the
character operates is given at the top of each column, and the
effect of a given character is given down the left side. Thus
"X" will replace the next word by deleting it and entering
insert mode, allowing the user to type the replacement word.
.NF;.LM 5;.B
|Character| Word | Line |Character| String |
| | | | Search | |
--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Move | Space | W | <TAB> | S | F |
cursor | Rubout | | | | G |
--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Delete | D | Z | : | K | Y |
| | | | | |
--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Replace | C | X | H | ! | M |
| R | | | | |
--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Change | _^ | V | _# | " | |
case | | | | | |
--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
.F;.B;.LM 16
.I-16;Syntax: A range
.BR;Alter the line or lines specified by "range".
.B
A list of these commands follows.
.B;.LM 16
.I-16;Command Function
.B
.I-16;B Insert a blank at the current cursor position.
.I-16;C Change the next character to be whatever is typed
after the "C".
.I-16;D Delete the character under the cursor.
.I-16;E Exit alter mode on the current line; do not print the
rest of line. All changes made before "E" is typed
become permanent.
.I-16;F Find a string. Type "F<string to look for>$". This
will look for a string and place the cursor before the
start of the string if successful; if not successful
the bell is sounded at the user's terminal. RUBOUT
and Control-U may be used to erase incorrectly typed
characters when entering the search string. The
special search control characters used with the F(ind)
and S(ubstitute) commands are not allowed in alter
mode search strings.
.I-16;G Identical to "F", except the cursor is positioned at
the end of the string.
.I-16;H Hack (delete) the rest of the line and enter insert
mode.
.I-16;I Enter insert mode. Allows an arbitrary string to be
entered starting at the current cursor position and
ending with an ALTmode or ESCape.
.I-16;J Join the next line to the end of the current line and
position the cursor at the start of the joined text.
.I-16;K Search for the single character typed after "K",
deleting all characters up to, but not including, the
specified character. If the character is not found,
nothing is deleted, the cursor is not moved, and the
bell is sounded at the user's terminal.
.I-16;L List rest of line, reprint the line number and place
cursor at start of line.
.I-16;M Similar to "F", but deletes the string and enters
insert mode.
.I-16;N Print the rest of the current line, make the changes
indicated, and enter alter mode on the next line.
.I-16;O Insert one character in the text. "nOc" will insert
"n" occurrences of "c" starting at the current cursor
position. "-nOc" is illegal.
.I-16;P Print the rest of the line, and then reprint the line
number and the line up to the current cursor position.
.I-16;Q Quit alter mode. None of the changes made to the line
are retained.
.I-16;R Replace. Deletes the specified number of characters
and enters insert mode.
.I-16;S Search for the character typed after the "S" and place
the cursor before it.
.I-16;T Extend. Move to the end of the current line and enter
insert mode. T may be terminated by typing ALTmode or
ESCape. If a <CR> is typed while in eXtend mode, a
new line will be started if use of the global line
increment will allow room for a new line. If there is
not enough room for a new line, <CR> returns you to
SOS command mode. The <LF> character may be used to
insert new lines and have SOS compute a new line
number that will fit. The eXtend command may be
prefixed by a count which will be interpreted as a
suggested line increment.
.I-16;V Invert the case of all letters in the next word.
.I-16;W Skip word. Places the cursor at the start of the
next word when moving right, or at the start of the
last word skipped when moving left.
.I-16;X Delete a word and enter insert mode.
.I-16;Y Similar to "F", but deletes the string.
.I-16;Z Delete a word.
.I-16;! Similar to "K", but enters insert mode after deleting
all text up to, but not including, the character typed
after the "!".
.I-16;" Invert the case of all characters up to the character
typed after the quote.
.I-16;' Insert the control equivalent of the character typed
after the apostrophe. For example, "'Z" inserts a
Control-Z in the line.
.I-16;_# InVert the case of all letters from current cursor
position to the end of line.
.I-16;+ Insert a copy of the character preceding the current
cursor position. "n+" inserts "n" copies of whatever
character precedes the current cursor position. "-n+"
is illegal.
.I-16;/ Transpose the next 2 characters.
.I-16;: Delete the rest of the line.
.I-16;_; Break the line at the current cursor position and
assign a new line number to the rest of the line. If
there is no room for a new line, "%ORDER" is printed
and the ";" is ignored.
.I-16;_\ Transpose the previous 2 characters.
.I-16;_^ Invert the case of the next character, if it is a
letter.
.I-16;<CR> Type the rest of the line and end the alter, making
all indicated changes to the line.
.I-16;<LF> If in insert mode, break the line at the current
position and start a new line with whatever is left.
If no room remains for another line number, "%ORDER"
is printed, and the <LF> is ignored. If not in insert
mode, <LF> is treated as <CR>.
.I-16;_^R (Control-R) Retype the current line up through the current cursor
position.
.I-16;RUBOUT Back up the cursor 1 character if not in insert mode.
If in insert mode, it erases the previous character.
.I-16;SPACE Advance the cursor 1 character if not in insert mode;
inserts a blank in the text if used in insert mode.
.I-16;TAB (Control-I) Move the cursor to the end of the current line.
.I-16;_^U (Control-U) Cancel all alterations on the current line and start
over.
.I-16;_^W (Control-W) Same as -W.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ B
.I-16;Purpose: The B command causes SOS to establish the current
position as the line preceding the first line in the
file. It is identical to the BF command.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: B
.BR; Position the line pointer to lie prior to the first
line in the file.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ BF
.I-16;Purpose: The BF command causes SOS to establish the current
position as the line preceding the first line in the
file. It is identical to the B command.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: BF
.BR; Position the line pointer to lie prior to the first
line in the file.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ BP
.I-16;Purpose: The BP command causes SOS to establish the current
position as the line preceding the first line on the
current page.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: BP
.BR; Position the line pointer to lie prior to the first
line on the current page.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ C
.I-16;Purpose: Allows copying of lines from within the current file
or from another file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: C n,range,inc1,inc2
.BR; Copy the lines given by "range" after line "n" with an
increment of "inc1" to be used before a page mark, and
"inc2" to be used after a page mark. "inc1" and
"inc2" are optional.
.I-8;C n=file,range,inc1,inc2
.BR
Copy the lines given by "range" from "file" into the
file being edited after line "n". "inc1" and "inc2"
have the same meanings given above.
.I-8;C n=file
.BR
Enter search mode on "file". User can use any command
that does not alter "file" to find the lines to be
copied. When the lines are located, type "E" and SOS
will print "Source Lines=". The user then types a
range of lines to be copied into the file being
edited. "Range" may be suffixed by "inc1" and "inc2"
as above. If "EQ" is used to exit the file, SOS will
assume no lines are to be copied and will simply
return to normal edit mode.
.I-8;C n=file/S
.BR
Same as "C n=file".
.PAGE
.I-16;_ CC
.I-16;Purpose: Allows copying of lines from the second file of a
co-edit pair into the first member of the pair.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: CC n,range,inc1,inc2
.BR; Co-Copy the lines given by "range" from file 2 into
file 1 placing them after line "n" with an increment
of "inc1" to be used before a page mark, and "inc2" to
be used after a page mark. "inc1" and "inc2" are
optional.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ CT
.I-16;Purpose: Allows transferring of lines from the second file of a
co-edit pair into the first member of the pair.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: CT n,range,inc1,inc2
.BR; Co-transfer the lines given by "range" from file 2
into file 1 placing them after line "n" with an
increment of "inc1" to be used before a page mark, and
"inc2" to be used after a page mark. "inc1" and
"inc2" are optional.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ CX
.I-16;Purpose: Establish the second file of a co-edit pair or switch
between the files of a co-edit pair.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: CX:file
.BR; Suspend edit on current file and enter co-edit mode on
the file given by "file". Type any of the "E"
commands to the second file of a co-edit pair to
return to normal edit mode.
.I-8;CX:file/R
.BR
Same as CX:file, but file is opened for readonly.
.I-8;CX
.BR
Toggle between the two co-edit files.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ D
.I-16;Purpose: Remove lines from a file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: D range
.BR; Delete the line or lines specified by "range".
.I-8;D range,Y
.BR
Delete the lines specified by "range" without asking
for confirmation on page deletion. The ",Y" is
assumed if EXPERT mode is in effect.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ E/NEWCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: Exit the editor either with or without saving the edit
and optionally start editing another file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: E
.BR; Exit and update file.
.I-8;E:file
.BR
Same as "E", but the updated file is written to
"file". If ":file" is used, it must be the last
item in the list.
.I-8;ER:file
.BR
Same as "E", but begin SOSing "file" when done. If
"ER" is used, all strings for the last "F" and/or "S"
command are retained, as are most other attributes of
the current edit. If "R:file" is used, it must be the
last option in the list. /R may be suffixed to the
file specification to open the file in readonly mode.
.B;.LM 8
The following 4 mutually exclusive characters may be suffixed
to "E" prior to the ":" or "R:" options if either is used.
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;C Exit contiguous, unsequencing the file, and removing
all page marks.
.I-8;S Leave sequence numbers on the file.
.I-8;U Unsequence the file.
.I-8;X Leave the sequencing format the same as the input file.
.B;.LM 8
The following 3 mutually exclusive characters may be suffixed
to any of "C", "S", "U", "X", or, if none of these options is
used, to "E".
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;B Create a backup file.
.I-8;N Create no backup files.
.I-8;O Create .BAK and .OLD files.
.B;.LM 8
The following 2 options may be suffixed to any preceding
option in any order.
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;D If the input file is in readonly mode or is different
from the output file, delete it. If the file is write
protected, the "D" option is ignored. If /NODELETE
is in effect, SOS will ask for verification before
deleting the file.
.I-8;Q Quit. All edits done since the last "[Saving]" or "W"
command are lost.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ E/OLDCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: Exit the editor either with or without saving the edit
and optionally start editing another file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: E
.BR; Exit and update file.
.I-8;E:file
.BR
Same as "E", but the updated file is written to
"file". If ":file" is used, it must be the last
item in the list.
.I-8;ER:file
.BR
Same as "E", but begin SOSing "file" when done. If
"ER" is used, all strings for the last "F" and/or "S"
command are retained, as are most other attributes of
the current edit. If "R:file" is used, it must be the
last option in the list. /R may be suffixed to the
file specification to open the file in readonly mode.
.B;.LM 8
The following 3 mutually exclusive characters may be suffixed
to "E" prior to the ":" or "R:" options if either is used.
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;C Exit contiguous, unsequencing the file, and removing
all page marks.
.I-8;S Unsequence the file.
.I-8;X Leave the sequencing format the same as the input file.
.B;.LM 8
The following 3 mutually exclusive characters may be suffixed
to any of "C", "S", "X", or, if none of these options is
used, to "E".
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;B Create no backup files.
.I-8;O Create .BAK and .OLD files.
.B;.LM 8
The following 2 options may be suffixed to any preceding
option in any order.
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;D If the input file is in readonly mode or is different
from the output file, delete it. If the file is write
protected, the "D" option is ignored. If /NODELETE
is in effect, SOS will ask for verification before
deleting the file.
.I-8;Q Quit. All edits done since the last "[Saving]" or "W"
command are lost.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ F/NEWCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: Locate a string of text within the file and print
number of the line containing the string, optionally
followed by the line itself. In addition, the "F"
command can place the user in alter mode on the line
containing the string.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: F
.BR; Find whatever string was last searched for, with the
search starting at the line following the current one.
.I-8;F<string>$
.BR
Find "<string>" with the search starting on the line
following the current line.
.I-8;F<string>$range,x,E,n
.BR
Find the first "n" occurrences of "<string>" on the
specified range as defined by the search criterion "x"
and "E".
.I-8;F$range,x,E,n
.BR
Same as above, but searches for whatever string was
given in the last "F" command.
.B;.LM 8
The following search or action criterion "x" may be one or
more of the following:
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;A Enter alter mode on the found line, positioning the
cursor before string that was found.
.I-8;D Delete the found line.
.I-8;E Require exact case match on the search strings (see
also /EXACT).
.I-8;L Print the line number of the found line only.
.I-8;M Place a page mark before the found line.
.I-8;N Find not. Find the lines that do not contain the specified strings.
.I-8;S Do not print the found line.
.I-8;T Give a total of the lines found.
.I-8;U Print the line without line numbers.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ F/OLDCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: Locate a string of text within the file and print
number of the line containing the string, optionally
followed by the line itself. In addition, the "F"
command can place the user in alter mode on the line
containing the string.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: F
.BR; Find whatever string was last searched for, with the
search starting at the line following the current one.
.I-8;F<string>$
.BR
Find "<string>" with the search starting on the line
following the current line.
.I-8;F<string>$range,x,E,n
.BR
Find the first "n" occurrences of "<string>" on the
specified range as defined by the search criterion "x"
and "E".
.I-8;F$range,x,E,n
.BR
Same as above, but searches for whatever string was
given in the last "F" command.
.B;.LM 8
The following search or action criterion "x" may be one or
more of the following:
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;A Enter alter mode on the found line, positioning the
cursor before string that was found.
.I-8;D Delete the found line.
.I-8;E Require exact case match on the search strings (see
also /EXACT).
.I-8;L Print the line number of the found line only.
.I-8;M Place a page mark before the found line.
.I-8;N Print the line number of the found line only (same as
L).
.I-8;S Do not print the found line.
.I-8;T Give a total of the lines found.
.I-8;U Print the line without line numbers.
.I-8;- Find not. Find the lines that do not contain the specified string.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ G/NEWCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: Exit the editor either with or without saving the edit
and optionally either run the program given by the
"/RUN" switch, or edit another file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: G
.BR; Exit, update file, and execute the program given with
the "/RUN" switch.
.I-8;G:file
.BR
Same as "G", but write the updated file to "file".
.I-8;GR:file
.BR
Exit and update file, and then begin SOSing "file"
when done. If "GR" is used, all strings for the last
"F" and/or "S" command are retained as are most other
attributes of the current edit. If "R:file" us used,
it must be the last option in the list. /R may be
suffixed to the file specification to open the file in
readonly mode. "GR:file" is identical in function to
"ER:file".
.B;
.B;.LM 8
The following 4 mutually exclusive characters may be suffixed
to "G" prior to the ":" or "R:" options if either is used.
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;C Exit contiguous, unsequencing the file, and removing
all page marks.
.I-8;S Leave sequence numbers on the file.
.I-8;U Unsequence the file.
.I-8;X Leave the sequencing format the same as the input file.
.B;.LM 8
The following 3 mutually exclusive characters may be suffixed
to any of "C", "S", "U", "X", or, if none of these options is
used, to "G".
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;B Create a backup file.
.I-8;N Create no backup files.
.I-8;O Create .BAK and .OLD files.
.B;.LM 8
The following 2 options may be suffixed to any preceding
option in any order.
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;D If the input file is in readonly mode or is different
from the output file, delete it. If the file is write
protected, the "D" option is ignored. If /NODELETE
is in effect, SOS will ask for verification before
deleting the file.
.I-8;Q Quit. All edits done since the last "[Saving]" or "W"
command are lost.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ G/OLDCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: Exit the editor either with or without saving the edit
and optionally either run the program given by the
"/RUN" switch, or edit another file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: G
.BR; Exit, update file, and execute the program given with
the "/RUN" switch.
.I-8;G:file
.BR
Same as "G", but write the updated file to "file".
.I-8;GR:file
.BR
Exit and update file, and then begin SOSing "file"
when done. If "GR" is used, all strings for the last
"F" and/or "S" command are retained as are most other
attributes of the current edit. If "R:file" us used,
it must be the last option in the list. /R may be
suffixed to the file specification to open the file in
readonly mode. "GR:file" is identical in function to
"ER:file".
.B;
.B;.LM 8
The following 3 mutually exclusive characters may be suffixed
to "G" prior to the ":" or "R:" options if either is used.
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;C Exit contiguous, unsequencing the file, and removing
all page marks.
.I-8;S Unsequence the file.
.I-8;X Leave the sequencing format the same as the input file.
.B;.LM 8
The following 3 mutually exclusive characters may be suffixed
to any of "C", "S", "X", or, if none of these options is
used, to "G".
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;B Create no backup files.
.I-8;O Create .BAK and .OLD files.
.B;.LM 8
The following 2 options may be suffixed to any preceding
option in any order.
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;D If the input file is in readonly mode or is different
from the output file, delete it. If the file is write
protected, the "D" option is ignored. If /NODELETE
is in effect, SOS will ask for verification before
deleting the file.
.I-8;Q Quit. All edits done since the last "[Saving]" or "W"
command are lost.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ H
.I-16;Purpose: Allow an SOS user to get some help without having to
leave the editor.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: H
.BR;Type the general information section of the HELP file.
.I-8;H,command
.BR
Type help for the command whose name is "command".
.I-8;H,/
.BR
Type a short list of all the SOS switches and functions.
.I-8;H,=
.BR
Type a short list of all the SOS editing options during the edit.
.I-8;H/switch
.BR
Type help for the switch whose name is "switch". Help
for switches named /NOxxxx (e.g., /NOEXACT) may be
had by typing H/xxxx (e.g., H/EXACT).
.I-8;H,char
.BR
Type help on the special character "char".
.PAGE
.I-16;_ I
.I-16;Purpose: Allow insertion of new lines into the file, with or
without a user specified line increment.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: I
.BR; Begin inserting text after the current line using the
next available line number and global increment.
.I-8;In
.BR
Begin inserting text on or after line "n" using the
first available line number and the global increment.
"n" is any valid line number specification.
.I-8;In,inc
.BR
Same is "I,n", but uses an increment of "inc" for this
insert and resets the global line increment value to
"inc".
.I-8;In;inc
.BR
Same as "I,n", but uses an increment of "inc" for this
insert, and does NOT change the global line increment.
.I-8;In!m
.BR
Same as "In", but automatically selects an increment
that will allow insertion of "m" new lines. If no
such increment can be found, an error message is given.
.I-8;I/n
.BR
Begin inserting text on a new page after page "n"
using the global starting line number and global
increment.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ J
.I-16;Purpose: To allow concatenation of two lines of text.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: Jn
.BR; Concatenate line "n" + 1 to the end of line "n".
.PAGE
.I-16;_ JC
.I-16;Purpose: To allow centering of a range of lines.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: JC range
.BR; Center the lines specified by "range" between LMAR and
RMAR.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ JL
.I-16;Purpose: To allow left justification of a range of lines.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: JL range
.BR; Left justify the lines specified by "range" to the
margin as specified by LMAR.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ JR
.I-16;Purpose: To allow right justification of a range of lines.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: JR range
.BR; Right justify the lines specified by "range" to the
margin as specified by RMAR.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ JU
.I-16;Purpose: To allow full justification of a range of lines.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: JU range
.BR; Fully left and right justify the lines specified by
"range", by placing as many complete words per line as
possible, and then adding spaces between the words to
square off the left and right margins as specified by
LMAR and RMAR.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ JW
.I-16;Purpose: To allow word level justification of a range of lines.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: JW range
.BR; Word justify the lines specified by "range". This
produces ragged-right text by placing as many complete
words per line as possible as specified by LMAR and
RMAR.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ K
.I-16;Purpose: Remove page marks from a file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: K/n
.BR; Kill the page mark between page "n" and page "n-1".
All subsequent pages are automatically renumbered.
.I-8;K/n:/m
.BR
Kill the park marks between pages "n-1" and "m" All
subsequent pages are automatically renumbered.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ L
.I-16;Purpose: Provide a printer listing of a section of a file with
page headings and optional line numbers.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: L range
.BR; Write the lines specified by "range" to a disk file
with page headings. The file will have a ".LPT"
extension.
.I-8;L range,U
.BR
Same as "L range", except that the resulting output
will be unsequenced.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ M
.I-16;Purpose: To place page marks in a file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: M n
.BR; Place a page mark before line "n". "n" may be any
valid line number specification.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ N/NEWCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: To allow renumbering the lines in all or part of the
file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: N inc,range,start
.BR; To renumber the specified range of lines starting with
the first line being given the number "start" and
incrementing by "inc". If a page boundary is crossed,
the numbering is restarted with the first line on the
page being given the number "inc".
.I-8;N inc,range
.BR
To renumber the specified range of lines using the
"inc" as the starting value and the increment.
.I-8;N inc
.BR
To renumber the current page with an increment of
"inc", and using the global starting value.
.I-8;N
.BR
To renumber the current page using the global line
increment and starting values.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ N/OLDCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: To allow renumbering the lines in all or part of the
file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: N inc,range,start
.BR; To renumber the specified range of lines starting with
the first line being given the number "start" and
incrementing by "inc". If a page boundary is crossed,
the numbering is restarted with the first line on the
page being given the number "inc".
.I-8;N inc,range
.BR
To renumber the specified range of lines using the
"inc" as the starting value and the increment.
.I-8;N inc
.BR
To renumber the current page with an increment of
"inc", and using the global starting value.
.I-8;N
.BR
To renumber the entire file using the global line
increment and starting values.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ NA
.I-16;Purpose: To allow renumbering the lines on a page to open a
hole of a specified size for inserting new text.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: NA n,inc
.BR; To open a hole of at least "n" lines after the current
line, and renumber the rest of the page with an
increment of "inc".
.I-8;NA n
.BR
To open a hole of at least "n" lines after the current
line, and renumber the rest of the page using the
global line increment.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ NF
.I-16;Purpose: To allow renumbering of an entire file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: NF inc,start
.BR; Renumber the entire file with the first line being
given the number "start", and incrementing in steps of
"inc". If a page boundary is crossed, the numbering
is restarted with the first line on the page being
given the number "inc".
.I-8;NF inc
.BR
Renumber the entire file with the first line being
given the number "inc", and incrementing in steps of
"inc". If a page boundary is crossed, the numbering
is restarted with the first line on the page being
given the number "inc".
.I-8;NF
.BR
Renumber the entire file with the first line being
given the global starting value, and incrementing in
steps given by the global increment value. If a page
boundary is crossed, the numbering is restarted with
the first line on the page being given the global
increment.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ NP
.I-16;Purpose: To allow renumbering of a file continuously across
page boundaries.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: NP inc,range,start
.BR; To renumber the lines specified by "range" with the
first line being given the number "start", and the
rest of the "range" being numbered in steps of "inc"
continuously across page boundaries.
.I-8;NP inc,range
.BR
To renumber the lines specified by "range" with the
first line being given the number "inc", and the rest
of the "range" being numbered in steps of "inc"
continuously across page boundaries.
.I-8;NP inc
.BR
To renumber the entire file with the first line being
given the number "inc", and the rest of the file being
numbered in steps of "inc" continuously across page
boundaries.
.I-8;NP
.BR
To renumber the entire file with the first line being
given the the global starting value, and the rest of
the file being numbered in steps given by the global
increment, continuously across page boundaries.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ O
.I-16;Purpose: To allow copying of a portion of the file being edited
to another file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: O:file,range,U,x
.BR;Output the lines specified by "range" to "file". "U"
will result in the output file being unsequenced. "x"
may be either "D" to supersede "file" if it exists, or
"A" to append the results of this "O" command to the
end of "file", if it already exists. If "A" is not
specified, and the file already exists, the user is
asked if he wishes to supersede the file. If the user
responds "YES", the old copy is superseded by the new
one; if the response is "NO", the "O" command is
ignored.
.I-8;O:file,U,x
.BR
The entire file is written out as specified by the "U"
and "x" options described above.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ OM
.I-16;Purpose: To output currently defined macros into a file.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: OM:file,x
.BR;Output all currently defined macros into "file" such that it can
be read back in as an indirect command file, to redefine them. "x" may
be either "D" to supersede "file" if it exists, or "A" to append the
macros to the end of the already existing "file".
.PAGE
.I-16;_ P
.I-16;Purpose: To allow output of the file being edited on the user's
terminal in various formats.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: P range,x
.BR; Print the lines specified by "range" on the user's
terminal. "x" may be any of the following options
separated by commas.
.B;
.I-8;Option Meaning
.B;
.I-8;E Eject to bottom of page when done.
.I-8;F E, U, and W options combined.
.I-8;N Print page numbers at bottom of page.
.I-8;U Unsequence the printed file.
.I-8;W Wait at the bottom of the page for
.I-8;G to continue and suppress wait.
.I-8;Q to quit and return to command mode.
.I-8;<CR> to continue.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ R
.I-16;Purpose: Allow replacement of lines in the file with a single
command (combines the effects of the "D" and "I"
commands).
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: R range,Y
.BR; Delete the lines specified by "range" and enter insert
mode starting with the first line number deleted and
using the global step size for an increment. The ",Y"
suffix inhibits asking for confirmation on full page
replaces in "NOVICE" mode. ",Y" is assumed if EXPERT
mode is in effect.
.I-8;R range,inc,Y
.BR
Same as "R range,Y", but use a step size of "inc", and
set the global default increment to "inc".
.I-8;R range;inc,Y
.BR
Same as "R range,Y", but use a step size of "inc", and
do NOT change the global step size.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ S/NEWCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: To replace occurrences of one string of text in a file
with another string of text.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: S
.BR; Substitute using the last entered old and new strings,
with the search starting at the line following the
current one, and continuing until one substitution is
made, or the end of the file is reached.
.I-8;S$
.BR
Same as "S".
.I-8;S$range
.BR
Same as "S", but the search is over the specified
range and all occurrences of the old string are
replaced by the new string.
.I-8;S<oldstring>$<newstring>$
.BR
Substitute "<newstring>" for "<oldstring>", with the
search starting at the line following the current one,
and continuing until one substitution is made, or the
end of the file is reached.
.I-8;S<oldstring>$<newstring>$range
.BR
Same as "S<oldstring>$<newstring>$", but the search is
over the specified range and all occurrences of the
old string are replaced by the new string.
.I-8;S<oldstring>$<newstring>$range,x,n
.BR
Replace the next "n" occurrences of "<oldstring>" by
"<newstring>" on the specified range as defined by the
search criteria "x".
.I-8;S$range,x,n
.BR
Same as above, but searches for whatever string was
given in the last "S" command.
.B;.LM 8
The following search or action criterion "x" may be one or
more of the following:
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;E Require exact case match on the search strings (see
also /EXACT).
.I-8;D Enter decide mode on the specified line.
.I-8;L Print the line number of the found line only.
.I-8;S Do not print the found line.
.I-8;T Give a total of the lines found.
.I-8;U Print the line without line numbers.
.B;
.I-8;The decide mode options are immediate, and can be one of:
.B;
.I-8;<space> Accept the change on this line.
.I-8;<rub> Do not accept the change on this line.
.I-8;<CR> Accept the change on this line.
.I-8;A Enter alter mode on this line.
.I-8;E Exit substitution and do not change this line.
.I-8;G Accept this and all other substitutions without asking.
.I-8;H Give a help text.
.I-8;N Do not accept the change on this line.
.I-8;Q Exit substitution and do not change this line.
.I-8;Y Accept the change on this line.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ S/OLDCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: To replace occurrences of one string of text in a file
with another string of text.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: S
.BR; Substitute using the last entered old and new strings,
with the search starting at the line following the
current one, and continuing until one substitution is
made, or the end of the file is reached.
.I-8;S$
.BR
Same as "S".
.I-8;S$range
.BR
Same as "S", but the search is over the specified
range and all occurrences of the old string are
replaced by the new string.
.I-8;S<oldstring>$<newstring>$
.BR
Substitute "<newstring>" for "<oldstring>", with the
search starting at the line following the current one,
and continuing until one substitution is made, or the
end of the file is reached.
.I-8;S<oldstring>$<newstring>$range
.BR
Same as "S<oldstring>$<newstring>$", but the search is
over the specified range and all occurrences of the
old string are replaced by the new string.
.I-8;S<oldstring>$<newstring>$range,x,n
.BR
Replace the next "n" occurrences of "<oldstring>" by
"<newstring>" on the specified range as defined by the
search criteria "x".
.I-8;S$range,x,n
.BR
Same as above, but searches for whatever string was
given in the last "S" command.
.B;.LM 8
The following search or action criterion "x" may be one or
more of the following:
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;E Require exact case match on the search strings (see
also /EXACT).
.I-8;L Print the line number of the found line only.
.I-8;N Do not print the found line.
.I-8;Q Enter decide mode on the specified line.
.I-8;S Do not print the found line.
.I-8;T Give a total of the lines found.
.I-8;U Print the line without line numbers.
.B;
.I-8;The decide mode options are immediate, and can be one of:
.B;
.I-8;<space> Accept the change on this line.
.I-8;<rub> Do not accept the change on this line.
.I-8;<CR> Accept the change on this line.
.I-8;A Enter alter mode on this line.
.I-8;E Exit substitution and do not change this line.
.I-8;G Accept this and all other substitutions without asking.
.I-8;H Give a help text.
.I-8;N Do not accept the change on this line.
.I-8;Q Exit substitution and do not change this line.
.I-8;Y Accept the change on this line.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ T
.I-16;Purpose: Allows transfer of lines from one point to another
within the current file.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: T n,range,inc1,inc2
.BR; Move the lines given by "range" from their current
location to be after line "n" with an increment of
"inc1" to be used before a page mark, and "inc2" to be
used after a page mark. "inc1" and "inc2" are
optional, and may be omitted.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ VL
.I-16;Purpose: To change the case of all alphabetic characters on a
specified range to lower case.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: VL range
.BR; Change all letters on the specified range to lower
case.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ VU
.I-16;Purpose: To change the case of all alphabetic characters on a
specified range to upper case.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: VU range
.BR; Change all letters on the specified range to upper
case.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ VV
.I-16;Purpose: To invert the case of all alphabetic characters on a
specified range.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: VV range
.BR; Invert the case of all letters on the specified range.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ W/NEWCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: Update the file without exiting the editor. This
provides a measure of protection against interruption
of computer services.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: W
.BR; Save the world (update the file without exiting SOS).
.I-8;W:file
.BR
Save the world by writing everything onto "file". If
":file" is used, it must be the last option in the
list.
.B;.LM 8
The following 4 mutually exclusive characters may be suffixed
to "W" prior to the ":" option if ":" is used.
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;C Exit contiguous, unsequencing the file, and removing
all page marks.
.I-8;S Leave sequence numbers on the file.
.I-8;U Unsequence the file.
.I-8;X Leave the sequencing format the same as the input file.
.B;.LM 8
The following 3 mutually exclusive characters may be suffixed
to any of "C", "S", "U", "X", or, if none of these options is
used, to "W".
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;B Create a backup file.
.I-8;N Create no backup files.
.I-8;O Create .BAK and .OLD files.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ W/OLDCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: Update the file without exiting the editor. This
provides a measure of protection against interruption
of computer services.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: W
.BR; Save the world (update the file without exiting SOS).
.I-8;W:file
.BR
Save the world by writing everything onto "file". If
":file" is used, it must be the last option in the
list.
.B;.LM 8
The following 3 mutually exclusive characters may be suffixed
to "W" prior to the ":" option if ":" is used.
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;C Exit contiguous, unsequencing the file, and removing
all page marks.
.I-8;S Unsequence the file.
.I-8;X Leave the sequencing format the same as the input file.
.B;.LM 8
The following 3 mutually exclusive characters may be suffixed
to any of "C", "S", "X", or, if none of these options is
used, to "W".
.B;.LM 16
.I-8;B Create no backup files.
.I-8;O Create .BAK and .OLD files.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ X
.I-16;Purpose: Provide a single command for extending lines.
.B;
.I-16;Syntax: X range,S
.BR; Alter the lines specified by "range", by placing the
cursor at the end of the line and entering insert
mode. If ",S" is omitted, the entire line is printed
and the cursor is left at the end of the line. If
",S" is used, printing of the line is suppressed.
Note that the range specification may be suffixed with
";m" to specify a temporary line increment to be used
to number new lines created in this eXtend operation.
If <CR> is typed while in eXtend mode, a new line will
will be started if use of the global line increment
allow room for such a line and /XINSERT is on. If no
room is available a <CR> returns you to SOS command
mode. You may exit eXtend mode by typing ALTmode or
ESCape followed by <CR>.
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.I-16;_ _!
.I-16;Purpose: Type out an expanded macro string, completely resolved.
.b
.I-16;Syntax: ! text
.BR;Type out the text with all macros fully expanded using the current
definitions.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ <
.I-16;Purpose: To delimit a macro name
.B
.I-16;Syntax: <name>
.BR;Expand the macro "name".
.I-8;<name,n>
.BR;Expand the macro "name" n times.
.I-8;<name,*>
.BR;Expand the macro "name" until a command error is generated.
.I-8;<name(arg,arg)>
.BR;Expand the macro "name" with arguments "arg".
.B
See also /DEFINE, /LDEFINE, /MACRO, and /PURGE for related information.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ ;
.I-16;Purpose: Provide a way to insert comments in an SOS indirect file.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: ; <comments>
.BR;The ";" command must be used as the first character in
a line to make that line a comment.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ @
.I-16;Purpose: Provide a method for reading command files.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: @ filespec
.BR;Execute the contents of the file given by "filespec"
just as though whatever is in the file had been typed
at the terminal. Note that if no device is given in
"filespec", devices DSK:, TED:, and SYS: are tried in
that order in an effort to find the file. If no file
extension is given in "filespec", the extensions .CCL, .CMD,
and the null extension are tried in that order
on each device.
.I-8;@ filespec,n
.BR;Repeat the contents of the filespec "n" times.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ _
.I-16;_^E
.I-16;Purpose: To provide powerful search string pattern matching.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: _^Echar
.B
.BR;The special match characters available with the FIND
and SEARCH commands has been expanded. A complete
list of the special match characters appear below.
Note that the C128 representation of some of these
special match characters has been removed. It is
hoped that these are more consistent and easily
remembered. They are all entered as a control-E
followed by a character, as described below:
.B;.NF;.LM 0
_^E equiv meaning
char
.B
_^EC match any character
_^EA match any alphanumeric (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)
_^EL match any letter (A-Z, a-z)
_^EVU match any upper case letter (A-Z)
_^EVL match any lower case letter (a-z)
_^ED match any digit (0-9)
_^ES match a separator
_^E<space> match a space or tab
_^EZ match end of line
_^EB match beginning of line
_^EN not the following character
_^E* zero or more of the following character
_^E+ one or more of the following character
_^EQ quote the next character literally
.B
and on s output strings:
.B
_^EX next match string from input side
_^EnM n-th match string from input side
_^EnVU Upper case equivalent n-th match string from input side
_^EnVL Lower case equivalent n-th match string from input side
.LM 16
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.I-16;_ =
.I-16;Purpose: To allow reading of selected editing options during
the edit.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: = variable
.BR;Output the current value of "variable".
.B;Legal variables are given below.
.B
.I-16;VARIABLE Meaning
.B
.I-16;AEXACT Tell whether or not search strings in
alter mode require exact case match.
.I-16;ALTER Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;BACKSPACE Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;BAK Tell what level of backup is in
effect.
.I-16;BASIC Tell whether or not the input file is
being read in /BASIC mode.
.I-16;BAUD Tell the current speed and the minimum speed for
display alter mode update.
.I-16;BIGPG Tell what the largest page number in
the file is.
.I-16;BUFFER Tell whether or not additional I/O
buffers have been allocated.
.I-16;CASE Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;CCEXIT Tell whether or not the SOS Control-C
intercept is enabled.
.I-16;CCL Tell whether or not attributes are to
be remembered across edits in a given
terminal session.
.I-16;CONTIGUOUS Tell the sequencing format of the output file.
.I-16;CRLF Tell what column was selected for the
automatic CRLF feature. Zero means
automatic CRLF is disabled.
.I-16;C64 Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;C128 Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;DECIDE Tell whether or not auto-decide mode
for S(ubstitute) commands is enabled.
.I-16;DEFINE Tell the currently defined macros.
.I-16;DELETE Tell whether or not the "ED" command
will delete the input file without
asking for conformation.
.I-16;DISK List disk quotas for user's PPN.
.I-16;DISPLAY Tell what display / edit mode is in effect.
.I-16;DPY Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;DPYALT Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;DSK List disk quotas for user's PPN.
.I-16;ERROR Give the long form of the last error
message.
.I-16;EXACT Tell whether or not exact case match
is required on search strings in
F(ind) and S(ubstitute) commands.
.I-16;EXPERT Tell whether expert or novice mode is
in effect.
.I-16;FILE Type the SOS output file specification on the user's terminal.
.I-16;FILL Tell what TTY FILL is in use.
.I-16;INCREMENT Tell what insertion increment is set.
.I-16;INFORM Tell whether or not the numbers of the
first and last lines affected by a
delete or replace are to be printed.
.I-16;INSERT Tell if SOS will enter INSERT mode
when creating a new file.
.I-16;ISAVE Tell what insertion save increment is
in use.
.I-16;LC Tell the status of the case conversion in effect.
.I-16;LDEFINE Tell the currently defined macros
.I-16;LENGTH Tell what number of lines is to be
printed between SOS page ejects when
the "P" command is used for hard copy
output.
.I-16;LF Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;LMAR Tell what column will be used for the
left margin in text justification.
.I-16;LOCATION Give the number of the first line and
page currently in the editing buffer.
.I-16;LOWER Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;MACRO Tell if the macro facility is enabled.
.I-16;MAXLN Tell what the maximum line number to
be used on any SOS page is.
.I-16;M33 Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;M37 Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;NAME Type the SOS output file specification
on the user's terminal.
.I-16;NEWALTER Tell the alter mode command set in use.
.I-16;NEWCOMMAND Tell the command set in use.
.I-16;NOVICE Tell whether expert or novice mode is
in effect.
.I-16;OLD Tell what level of backup is in
effect.
.I-16;OLDALTER Tell the alter mode command set in use.
.I-16;OLDCOMMAND Tell the command set in use.
.I-16;PLINES Tell what number of lines is to be
printed for "P<CR>".
.I-16;PMAR Tell what column will be used for the
first line of a paragraph in text
justification.
.I-16;PROGRAM Tell the status of the case conversion in effect.
.I-16;PROTECT Tell what protection will be used for
the file being output from the current
edit.
.I-16;QZBAK Tell what level of backup is in
effect.
.I-16;R Tell whether or not the file is open
in readonly mode.
.I-16;READONLY Tell whether or not the file is open
in readonly mode.
.I-16;REFDLY Tell what the refresh delay time for
display terminals in milliseconds.
.I-16;RMAR Tell what column will be used for the
right margin in text justification.
.I-16;RONLY Tell whether or not the file is open
in readonly mode.
.I-16;RULER Type a column ruler on the terminal.
.I-16;RUN Tell what program is to be run if "G"
is used to leave SOS.
.I-16;SAVE Tell how many file changing commands
must occur between auto-"W" commands.
.I-16;SEPARATOR Tell whether or not "%", "$", and "."
are to be treated as separators in F
and S commands.
.I-16;SEQUENCE Tell the sequencing format of the
output file.
.I-16;STANDARD Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;START Tell the sequence number to be used at
the start of each page when reading in
an unsequenced file.
.I-16;STEP Tell the line increment to be used to
sequence an unsequenced file.
.I-16;STRING Tell what strings were used in the
last F(ind) and S(ubstitute) commands.
.I-16;TEXT Tell the status of the case conversion in effect.
.I-16;UC Tell the status of the case conversion in effect.
.I-16;UNSEQUENCE Tell the sequencing format of the
output file.
.I-16;UPPER Tell what display / edit mode is in
effect.
.I-16;WIDTH Tell what the current TTY WIDTH is.
.I-16;WINDOW Tell what the current window size is.
.I-16;WMAXIMUM Tell what the current maximum window
size is.
.I-16;WMINIMUM Tell what the current minimum window
size is.
.I-16;WRATIO Tell what the current window ratio is.
.I-16;X Tell whether or not the file is open
in readonly mode.
.I-16;XINSERT Tell whether or not the X(tend) command will insert
new lines.
.I-16;XSEQUENCE Tell the sequencing format of the
output file.
.I-16;_# Tell what the first line of the last
line range specification was.
.I-16;% Tell what the last line in the last
insert command was.
.I-16;_. Tell what the current line and page
numbers are.
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.I-16;_ /
.I-16;Purpose: Allow setting of switches when in SOS command mode.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /variable
.BR;Define an SOS option as indicated by "variable" (e.g., /AEXACT).
.I-8;/variable=value
.BR;This switch causes SOS to set "variable" to "value"
(e.g., /FILL=1).
.I-8;/variable:value
.BR;This syntax is equivalent to /variable=value.
.B
Help for a specific switch may be had by typing H/xxx, where "xxx"
is the switch name. A highly abbreviated list of switches follows.
.B;.NF;.LM 0
/AEXACT (Alter EXACT) Exact case /MACRO (MACRO) macro facility
/ALTER (ALTER) Alter from insert /MAXLN (MAXimum LiNe) Largest Line
/BACKSPACE (BACKSPACE) _^H = RUBout /NAME (file NAME) Edit file name
/BAK (BAcKup) Create backup file /NEWALTER (NEW ALTER) mode
/BASIC (BASIC) Edit BASIC file /NEWCOMMAND (NEW COMMAND) mode
/BAUD (alter BAUD rate) update /NOVICE (NOVICE) Beginner's mode
/BUFFER (BUFFER) More data in core /NUMBER (NUMBER) Type line numbers
/C128 (Character 128) Data mode /OLD (OLD) Secondary backup
/C64 (Character 64) Data mode /OLDALTER (OLD ALTER) mode
/CCEXIT (Control-C EXIT) _^C trap /OLDCOMMAND (OLD COMMAND) mode
/CCL (command file) Remember edit /OPTION (OPTION) Read SWITCH.INI
/CONTIGUOUS no numbers or pages /PLINES (Print LINES) Line count
/CRLF(Carriage Return) Data mode /PMAR (Paragraph MARgin) Indent
/DECIDE (DECIDE) Ask on Substitute /PROGRAM (PROGRAM) TTY UC
/DECRYPT (DECRYPTion) Decrypt file /PROTECT (PROTECT) File protection
/DEFINE (DEFINE) macro names /QZBAK (QZ BacKup) Multiple Backup
/DELETE (DELETE file) Ask on ED /R (Read only) Examine a file
/DISPLAY (DISPLAY) For CRT's /REFDLY (REFresh DeLaY) for
/DPY (DisPlaY mode) For CRTs /RMAR (Right MARgin) for text
/DPYALT (DisPlaY ALTer) For CRTs /RUN (RUN) Program to run
/ENCRYPT (ENCRYPTion) Encrypt file /SAVE (SAVE) Auto-update
/EXACT (EXACT) Exact case /SEPARATOR (SEPARATOR) for F and S
/EXPERT (EXPERT) Expert mode /SEQUENCE (SEQUENCE) Sequence file
/FILE (FILE name) Edit file name /STANDARD (STANDARD) Non-CRT TTY's
/FILL (FILL) TTY FILL /START (START) First Line number
/INCREMENT (INCREMENT) Line incr. /STEP (STEP) Step size
/INFORM (INFORM) Tell on deletes /TELL (TELL) Type file name
/INITIALIZE Read SOS.INI on startup /TEXT (TEXT) TTY LC
/INSERT (INSERT) Insert on create /UC (UC) TTY UC
/ISAVE (Insert SAVE) Auto-update /UNSEQUENCE (UNSEQUENCE) No number
/LC (Lower Case) TTY LC /UPPER (UPPER) Data mode
/LDEFINE (Line DEFINE) macro names /WIDTH (WIDTH) TTY WIDTH
/LENGTH (LENGTH) Lines per page /WINDOW (WINDOW) In-core space
/LF (LF) For CRT's /WMAXIMUM (Window MAXIMUM) space
/LMAR (Left MARgin) for text /WMINIMUM (Window MINIMUM) space
/LOWER (LOWER) Data mode /WRATIO (Window RATIO) Space ratio
/M33 (Model 33) Data mode /X (eXamine) Examine a file
/M37 (Model 37) Data mode /XINSERT (eXtend insert) new lines
.F;.LM 16
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.I-16;_ /AEXACT
.I-16;Purpose: Allow specification of exact case match on alter mode
search strings.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /AEXACT
.BR;Require exact case match on alter mode search strings.
.I-8;/NOAEXACT
.BR;Do not require exact case match on alter mode search
strings.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /ALTER
.I-16;Purpose: Allow alter mode to be entered from Insert mode.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /ALTER
.BR;Enter alter mode if ALTmode or ESCape is typed while
in Insert mode. If this switch is used, the only way
to terminate insert mode is to type ALTmode or ESCape
in response to a line number.
.I-8;/NOALTER
.BR;This switch disables both /DPYALT and /ALTER.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /BACKSPACE
.I-16;Purpose: Allow Control-H to be a substitute RUBout.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /BACKSPACE
.BR;Make _^H (Control-H or Backspace) equivalent to RUBout.
If this switch is enabled, _^H may still be entered in
the text via the O sub-command in alter mode.
.I-8;/NOBACKSPACE
.BR;Make _^H (Control-H or Backspace) an ordinary text
character.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /BAK
.I-16;Purpose: Allow SOS to create a backup file.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /BAK
.BR;Create a backup (.BAK) file whenever a [Saving], W
command, or E command is used. Refer to /OLD and
/QZBAK for additional information.
.I-8;/NOBAK
.BR;This switch disables /BAK, /OLD, and /QZBAK, thus
preventing creation of any backup files by SOS.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /BASIC
.I-16;Purpose: Allow SOS to process BASIC format files.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /BASIC
.BR;Allow BASIC format pseudo-line numbers on the input
file. This switch may be selected only on the SOS
command line or via a SWITCH.INI file.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /BIGPG
.I-16;Purpose: To list the number of pages in the file.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: =BIGPG
.BR;The largest page number in the file is printed out.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /BAUD
.I-16;Purpose: To select a minimum baud rate at which display alter
mode will update the line in place on a display terminal.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /BAUD:n
.BR;Select baud rate "n" as the minimum baud rate at which
display alter mode will update the line in place on a
display terminal.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /BUFFER
.I-16;Purpose: Allow increased I/O buffer space.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /BUFFER
.BR;Increase I/O buffer space allocation for better
editing speed on large files. This switch may be
selected only on the SOS command line or via a
SWITCH.INI file.
.I-8;/NOBUFFER
.BR;Do not use extra large editing buffers. This switch
may be selected only on the SOS command line or via a
SWITCH.INI file.
.PAGE
.i-16;_ /CASE
.I-16;Purpose: To tell what display/edit mode is in effect.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: =CASE
.BR;This will tell what display/edit mode is in effect.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /CCEXIT
.I-16;Purpose: Allow you to turn off SOS's Control-C trap.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /CCEXIT
.BR;Allow SOS to exit to monitor mode when Control-C is
typed.
.I-8;/NOCCEXIT
.BR;Make SOS intercept Control-C's, and allow the user the
options of continuing the edit, or exiting to monitor.
If /NOCCEXIT is set, any one of the following typeins
may be used followed by a carriage return when SOS
types "YES? " in response to a Control-C.
.B
.BR;H - to type the following list of legal responses.
.BR;C - to CONTINue the edit automatically.
.BR;M - to return to MONITOR immediately.
.BR;R - to REENTEr SOS, terminating an F or S command.
.BR;E - to END the edit normally
.BR;Q - to abort (QUIT) the edit and delete scratch files.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /CCL
.I-16;Purpose: Allow SOS to remember attributes across edits.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /CCL
.BR;Remember attributes across edits in a given terminal
session. This is done via a temporary file named
"nnnESF.TMP", where "nnn" is the current job number.
These files should be deleted at the end of a terminal
session to prevent them from accumulating over several
sessions.
.I-8;/NOCCL
.BR;Do not retain attributes across edits in a given
terminal session.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /CONTIGUOUS
.I-16;Purpose: Force unsequencing and page mark removal of the SOS
output file.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /CONTIGUOUS
.BR;This switch results in SOS writting an unsequenced
output file free of page page marks in response to an
"E", "G", or "W" command that does not specify "S",
"U", or "X".
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /CRLF
.I-16;Purpose: Allow automatic insertion of Carriage Returns in a
file.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /CRLF:n
.BR;Make SOS insert a Carriage Return in the file
replacing the first blank space typed in or after
character position "n". A value of 0 for "n" disables
the automatic insertion of Carriage Returns. Note
that the value of "n" includes the eight characters of
the line number if /NUMBER has been selected.
.B
.I-8;/NOCRLF
.BR;This switch, like /CRLF:0, deselects the automatic
insertion of Carriage Returns.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /C64
.I-16;Purpose: Allow selection of normal character input mode.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /C64
.BR;Select normal character input mode. This makes the
apostrophe an ordinary input character instead of a
special flag for control characters. This switch is
the inverse of /C128.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /C128
.I-16;Purpose: Allow selection of special quoted-character input
mode.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /C128
.BR;Select special quoted-character input mode. This
makes the apostrophe a special character used for
entering control characters according to the following
table. Lower case text may be entered by typing an
apostrophe before each lower case character. This
switch is the inverse of /C64 and is useful only when
the terminal you are using has no control characters
on the keyboard.
.B;.LM 0;.NF
/C128 Special Character Mapping Table.
===================================================================
Typed Actual Octal Value Typed Actual Octal Value
-------------------------------------------------------------------
'' ' 47 '" _^B 2
'1 _^V 26 '_# _^C 3
'2 _^W 27 '$ _^D 4
'3 ~ 176 '% _^E 5
'4 _^Z 32 '& _^F 6
'6 _^Y 31 '( _^H 10
'7 _^_^ 36 ') _^N 16
'8 _^_ 37 '* _^O 17
'9 _^X 30 '= _^[ (ALT) 33
'0 _^U 25 '@ ` 140
': | 174 '[ { 173
'_ _^R 22 '+ _^P 20
', _^Q 21 '] } 175
'. _^S 23 '< _^\ 34
'/ _^T 24 '> _^] 35
'! _^A 1
===================================================================
.LM 16;.F
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /DECIDE
.I-16;Purpose: Enable Auto-decide mode on S(ubstitute) commands.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /DECIDE
.BR;When /DECIDE is used, SOS will print each line after
making the requested substitution, and wait for you to
type Carriage Return or <space> to accept the
substitution, RUBout to reject the substitution, or A
to enter alter mode on this line. If you enter alter
mode, type a carriage return to continue the
substitute command.
.B
.I-8;/NODECIDE
.BR;Do not pause after making each substitution.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /DECRYPT
.I-16;Purpose: Allow specification of a decryption password.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /DECRYPT
.BR;This switch tells SOS to ask for a decryption password
at the start of the edit. The password will not be
echoed at your terminal when you type it in. If there
is no password, simply type Carriage Return when SOS
asks for the password. The decryption password allows
you to read a file that has been previously encrypted
with SOS. If you give the wrong password, or try to
look at the file with something other than SOS, it
will appear to be garbage. Exiting by any other means
than EQ after having given an incorrect password may
result in the destruction of your file. /DECRYPT is
only valid on the SOS command line or in a SWITCH.INI
file.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /DEFINE
.I-16;Purpose: To define a macro name
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /DEFINE:name:string
.BR;DEFINE the macro called "name" to be the text "string". "String"
itself may contain other macros, which may be expanded at definition
time (if expressed with single angle brackets <xxx>), or expanded
it invocation time (if expressed with double angle brackets <<xxx>>).
See also /LDEFINE, /MACRO, /PURGE for related information.
.I-8;/DEFINE:name:"string1
.I-8;##############string2"
.BR;Like /DEFINE, except the macro definition is several lines long.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /DELETE
.I-16;Purpose: Allow SOS to delete the input file when ED is typed
without asking for verification.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /DELETE
.BR;If ED is typed and the input file is in readonly mode
or is different from the output file, SOS will delete
the input file without asking for verification. If
the file is write protected, the ED request is treated
as an E request.
.I-8;/NODELETE
.BR;Require SOS to ask for verification when ED is typed.
You may respond with either "Y" or "N" followed by a
Carriage Return. If "Y" is entered, SOS will proceed
just as though /DELETE had been present. If "N" is
typed, the ED request is treated as an E request.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /DISK
.I-16;Purpose: List disk quotas for your current job and PPN.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: =DISK
.BR;The current disk quotas for your job and PPN, as well as the
total space available to the system are listed.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /DISPLAY
.I-16;Purpose: To allow optimum display handling for a given terminal.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /DISPLAY
.BR;This switch enables SOS to do optimum display handling
for the given terminal type as set to the monitor with
the TERMINAL TYPE xxxx command.
.B
It will enable the following, depending on the type of
terminal:
.B
Special handling of <rub>, _^U, _^R, _^W.
.B
Backspace up a line when print commands are given.
.B
Allow continuous update of a line in alter mode which
causes SOS to continually update the line being
altered so that its current state is always displayed
on the terminal screen. Please note that this switch
is not useful at transmission rates of less than 600
baud because of the time required to update the entire
line after a character is inserted or deleted from the
middle of the line. Refer to /DPY, /DPYALT, and /LF
for additional display features.
.B
.I-8;/NODISPLAY
.BR;Disable the display features.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /DPY
.I-16;Purpose: Enable CRT display mode for editing.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /DPY
.BR;This switch causes SOS to process RUBouts, _^R, and _^U
itself. When a RUBout is entered, SOS will erase the
deleted characters from the screen. This feature is
especially useful in alter mode when backing up the
cursor, as the cursor will simply move across the line
without echoing characters. When _^R is typed, SOS
retypes the line up to the current cursor position.
When _^U is typed, SOS reprints the line number, but
forgets the rest of the line. Refer to /C64, /C128,
/M33, /M37, /LOWER, /STANDARD, and /UPPER for
additional information.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /DPYALT
.I-16;Purpose: Position the cursor at end-of-line and enter alter
mode from Insert mode when a ALTmode or ESCape is
typed.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /DPYALT
.BR;If /ALTER is used, but /DPYALT is not, SOS will enter
alter mode after prompting you with the current line
number. With /DPYALT enabled, SOS will enter alter
mode at the end of the current line. /DPYALT also
selects /ALTER. /DPYALT is intended primarily for use
with /DPY, but functions with /STANDARD also.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /DSK
.I-16;Purpose: List disk quotas for your current job and PPN.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: =DSK
.BR;The current disk quotas for your job and PPN, as well as the
total space available to the system are listed.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /ENCRYPT
.I-16;Purpose: Allow specification of a encryption password.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /ENCRYPT
.BR;This switch tells SOS to ask for an encryption
password for the input file and for the output file at
the start of the edit. The password will not be
echoed at your terminal when you type it in. If there
is no password for a file, simply type Carriage Return
when SOS requests the password for that file.
Encryption of a file means that someone who does not
know the password cannot interpret the data in the
file. Thus, if you give the wrong the password for
the file, or try to look at it with anything but SOS,
it will appear to be garbage. Exiting by any other
means than EQ after having given an incorrect password
may result in the destruction of your file. /ENCRYPT
is only valid on the SOS command line or in a
SWITCH.INI file.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /ERROR
.I-16;Purpose: To list the long form on the last error message.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: =ERROR
.br;The long form of the last error message is printed. This is useful
if /EXPERT is in effect, as /EXPERT outputs the short form of an error
message.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /EXACT
.I-16;Purpose: Require exact case match in search strings on F(ind)
and S(ubstitute) commands.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /EXACT
.BR;Require exact case match in search strings on F and S
commands.
.I-8;/NOEXACT
.BR;Do not require exact case match in search strings on F
and S commands.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /EXPERT
.I-16;Purpose: This command tells SOS that you are an experienced
user.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /EXPERT
.BR;This command causes SOS to use 3 character
abbreviations for error messages, with the full text
of the message available for your inspection by
typing "=ERROR". SOS will not ask for verification
when a D(elete) or R(eplace) that would remove an
entire page is attempted. In addition, SOS will allow
the D and R commands to be used without a period
(e.g., "D" becomes an acceptable substitute for "D.").
/EXPERT is the inverse of /NOVICE.
.I-8;/NOEXPERT
.BR;This command, which is equivalent to /NOVICE, causes
SOS to use full length error messages instead of 3
character abbreviations. SOS will ask for
verification when a D(elete) or R(eplace) that would
remove an entire page is attempted. In addition, SOS
will not allow the D and R commands to be used without
a period (e.g., "D" is not an acceptable substitute
for "D.").
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /FILE
.I-16;Purpose: Define the output file name for the current edit.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /FILE:file spec.
.BR;This option causes SOS to write the output of the edit
to "file spec.", instead of updating the original
file.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /FILLCLASS
.I-16;Purpose: Set the fill class for the terminal in the same manner
as the monitor command
.B
_.SET TTY FILL n
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /FILLCLASS:n
.BR;Set the fill class for the terminal to "n". "n" may
be 0, 1, 2, or 3. Note that /FILLCLASS:0 is equivalent to
the monitor command
.B
_.SET TTY NO FILL
.I-8;/NOFILL
.BR;Set the fill class for the terminal to 0. /NOFILL is
equivalent to /FILLCLASS:0 and to the monitor command
.B
_.SET TTY NO FILL
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /INCREMENT
.I-16;Purpose: Establish an initial value for the default global line
increment.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /INCREMENT:n
.BR;Set the default global line increment to "n" at the
start of each edit.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /INFORM
.I-16;Purpose: List line numbers of first and last lines (D)eleted or
(R)eplaced.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /INFORM
.BR;This switch tells SOS to type out how many lines were
deleted by a D or R command, as well as the range of
those lines.
.I-8;/NOINFORM
.BR;This switch tells SOS not to type out the numbers of
the lines affected by a D or R command.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /INITIALIZE
.I-16;Purpose: To automatically perform setup functions when SOS
is started.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /INITIALIZE
.BR;The file SOS.INI is invoked as though it was an
indirect command file, and the actions are taken
accordingly. This happens whenever SOS is first
started.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /INSERT
.I-16;Purpose: Cause SOS to prompt you with the first available line
number when creating a new file.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /INSERT
.BR;This switch tells SOS to automatically enter I(nsert)
mode when creating a new file.
.I-8;/NOINSERT
.BR;This switch causes SOS to prompt you with an asterisk
when creating a new file instead of prompting you with
a line number.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /ISAVE
.I-16;Purpose: Make SOS automatically save the state of the file
after a selected number of lines is added.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /ISAVE:n
.BR;Make SOS automatically save the state of the file if
"n" lines have been inserted since the last time the
file was saved. This feature can minimize the loss of
entered data in the event of an interruption of
computer service. Refer to /SAVE for additional file
preservation capabilities.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /LC
.I-16;Purpose: Enable entry of lower case text.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /LC
.BR;Allow letters not specifically typed as upper case
text to be interpreted as lower case text in the same
manner as the monitor commands
.B
_.SET TTY LC
or
_.SET TTY NO UC
.I-8;/NOLC
.BR;This command causes all text to be interpreted as
upper case text in the same manner as the monitor
commands
.B
_.SET TTY NO LC
or
_.SET TTY UC
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /LDEFINE
.I-16;Purpose: To define a macro name as a range specification.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /LDEFINE:name:range
.BR;Define the macro "name" to be the resolved text form of the "range".
Any single line specifier or a range specifier is legal. All special
symbols and addition/subtraction will be resolved at definition time.
For example, /LDEFINE:XX:200/.+1:*-5/10 might define XX as 00200/6:05500/10.
See also /DEFINE, /MACRO, and /PURGE for related information.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /LENGTH
.I-16;Purpose: Define the number of lines per physical page of paper.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /LENGTH:n
.BR;Set the number of lines that should be printed between
SOS generated page ejects when the "P" command is used
to "n". This command is most useful when doing output
on hard copy devices directly from SOS.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /LF
.I-16;Purpose: Eliminate stray blank lines between printed lines on
display terminals.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /LF
.BR;This switch allows SOS to eliminate stray blank lines
that may occur on a display terminal when the "P"
command or the Line Feed key is used to type a file on
your terminal.
.I-8;/NOLF
.BR;This switch disables the above feature.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /LMAR
.I-16;Purpose: Set the left margin for SOS text justification.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /LMAR:n
.BR;This switch sets the left margin for text
justification to character position "n". The left
most character position in any line is considered to
be position 1.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /LOCATION
.I-16;Purpose: To list the first line/page in the editing buffer.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: =LOCATION
.BR;The first line/page number in the editing buffer is listed. Note
the current line/page may be found with the command "=."
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /LOWER
.I-16;Purpose: Make lower case the default input mode for characters
typed on a Model 33 Teletype.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /LOWER
.BR;This switch makes all letters entered into a file be
in lower case unless the letter is preceded by an
apostrophe. When /LOWER is set, upper case characters
in a line printed by SOS will be preceded by an
apostrophe. Refer to /C64, /C128, /DPY, /M33, /M37,
/STANDARD, and /UPPER for additional information.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /MACRO
.I-16;Purpose: To enable a macro facility.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /MACRO
.BR;Allow macros to be expanded. A macro is expanded into text, and
the text used in place. It can be used in any context, and can be
some, all, or multiple commands, or used in insert mode.
When /MACRO is enabled, angle brackets (< and >) are treated specially,
and are used to delimit macro names.
See also /DEFINE, /LDEFINE, and /PURGE for related information.
.I-8;<name>
.BR;Expand the macro "name".
.I-8;<name,n>
.BR;Expand the macro "name" n times.
.I-8;<name,*>
.BR;Expand the macro "name" until a command error is generated.
.I-8;<name(arg,arg)>
.BR;Expand the macro "name" with arguments "arg".
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /MAXLN
.I-16;Purpose: Define the largest line number to allow on an SOS
"page".
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /MAXLN:n
.BR;Set the largest line number allowed on any SOS page to
"n". If, when doing an operation other than an
insertion, the next line number would exceed "n", SOS
will automatically insert a page mark in the file and
restart the sequencing.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /M33
.I-16;Purpose: Inform SOS that you are using a Model 33 Teletype.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /M33
.BR;When /M33 is used, SOS will provide character
translation for left and right curly braces and the
garroted bar. Control characters will be translated
according to the table given with /C128. Since Model
33 Teletypes do not have lower case, all lower case
characters are preceded by an apostrophe. Refer to
/C64, /C128, /DPY, /LOWER, /M37, /STANDARD, and /UPPER
for additional information.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /M37
.I-16;Purpose: Inform SOS that you are using a Model 37 Teletype.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /M37
.BR;When /M37 is used, SOS will not provide character
translation for left and right curly braces and the
garroted bar, as a Model 37 terminal has these
characters. Control characters will be translated
according to the table given with /C128. Since Model
37 Teletypes have lower case, all lower case
characters are printed as is. Refer to /C64, /C128,
/DPY, /LOWER, /M33, /STANDARD, and /UPPER for
additional information.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /NAME
.I-16;Purpose: Define the output file name for the current edit.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /NAME:file spec.
.BR;This option causes SOS to write the output of the edit
to "file spec.", instead of updating the original
file.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /NEWALTER
.I-16;Purpose: Allow the use of the new alter command set.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /NEWALTER
.BR;This allows the use of a new alter command set with
extended features and more mnomnic commands.
.I-8;/OLDALTER
.BR;The old alter command set is enabled again.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /NEWCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: To select a new command set.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /NEWCOMMAND
.BR;This selects a new set of commands. For more information, see
/OLDCOMMANDS for a list of changes.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /NOVICE
.I-16;Purpose: This switch tells SOS that you are not an expert user.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /NOVICE
.BR;This command, which is equivalent to /NOEXPERT, causes
SOS to use full length error messages instead of 3
character abbreviations. SOS will ask for
verification when a D(elete) or R(eplace) that would
remove an entire page is attempted. In addition, SOS
will not allow the D and R commands to be used without
a period (e.g., "D" is not an acceptable substitute
for "D."). /NOVICE is the inverse of /EXPERT.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /NUMBER
.I-16;Purpose: Print the line numbers at your terminal when editing.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /NUMBER
.BR;This switch causes SOS to type the line number
associated with a line whenever it must type the line.
.B
.I-8;/NONUMBER
.BR;This switch prevents SOS from typing the line number
associated with a line whenever a line must be typed.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /OLD
.I-16;Purpose: Allow two levels of backup files.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /OLD
.BR;If /OLD is used, SOS will create a file of the same
name as the one you are editing, but with the
extension changed to .OLD provided such a file does
not already exist. If a .OLD file does exist, SOS
will create a .BAK file instead. Refer to /BAK and
/QZBAK for additional information.
.B
.I-8;/NOBAK
.BR;This switch disables /BAK, /OLD, and /QZBAK, thus
preventing creation of any backup files by SOS.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /OLDALTER
.I-16;Purpose: Allow the use of the old format command set.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /OLDALTER
.BR;The old alter command set is enabled again.
.I-8;/NEWALTER
.BR;This allows the use of a new alter command set with extended features
and more mnonmic commands.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /OLDCOMMAND
.I-16;Purpose: To select an old command set, compatible with SOS version 21.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /OLDCOMMAND
.BR;This makes commands that may have changed, compatible
with SOS version 21/23 as much as possible, sometimes
sacrificing new features or cleaner command
implementations. This has the following effects:
.B
/QZBAK is the default. This writes *.Q?? and *.Z??
backup files.
.B
/EXPERT defaults /NOINFORM, /NOVICE defaults /INFORM.
.B
Exit options S and B mean unsequence and nobackup,
respectively.
.B
N is treated like NF (renumber file) instead of
renumbering the current page only.
.B
The default STEP and START are 100, and not 10.
.B
In alter mode, V means invert case of word, _# means
invert case to the end of the line, X means replace
the current word, and T means to extend the line.
.B
.I-8;/NEWCOMMAND
.BR;Disables /OLDCOMMAND, and the associated changed
commands.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /OPTION
.I-16;Purpose: Select special editing options from SWITCH.INI.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /OPTIONS:name
.BR;This switch causes SOS to process the line in
SWITCH.INI beginning with "SOS:name/switches" in
addition to the line beginning with "SOS/switches".
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /PLINES
.I-16;Purpose: Define the default number of lines to print in
response to a "P" command that does not specify a line
range.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /PLINES:n
.BR;Set the number of lines to print for a "P" command
that does not specify a line range to "n". A "P"
command with no line range will also terminate at a
page boundary.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /PMAR
.I-16;Purpose: Set the paragraph margin for SOS text justification.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /PMAR:n
.BR;This switch sets the indentation for the first line of
a paragraph to character position "n". The left most
character position in any line is considered to be
position 1.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /PROGRAM
.I-16;Purpose: Disable entry of lower case text.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /PROGRAM
.BR;This command causes all text to be interpreted as
upper case text in the same manner as the monitor
commands
.B
_.SET TTY NO LC
or
_.SET TTY UC
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /PROTECT
.I-16;Purpose: To set the file protection for the output file from
SOS.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /PROTECT:nnn
.BR;This switch sets the file protection for the file to
be written by SOS to "nnn".
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /PURGE
.I-16;Purpose: To purge all currently defined macros.
.b
.I-16;Syntax: /PURGE
.BR;All currently defined macros are deleted. See also /DEFINE, /LDEFINE, and /MACRO for related information.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /QZBAK
.I-16;Purpose: Allow two levels of backup files in a manner similar
to DEC release SOS.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /QZBAK
.BR;When this switch is selected, the .BAK file will be
given the extension of the form .Qxx, where xx is the
last two letters in the original extension. For
example, if the original extension was .MAC, the
backup file with /QZBAK selected would become .QAC.
Also, the .OLD file will be given an extension of .Zxx. Use of this
switch allows a user to keep backup files from files of the same
name but with different extensions simultaneously. Refer to /OLD
and /BAK for additional information.
.B
.I-8;/NOBAK
.BR;This switch disables /BAK, /OLD, and /QZBAK, thus
preventing creation of any backup files by SOS.
.B
.I-8;/NOQZBAK
.BR;This switch disables /QZBAK without affecting /BAK or
/OLD.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /R
.I-16;Purpose: Look at a file in Readonly mode.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /R
.BR;This switch allows you to look at a file in a manner
that prevents alterations to the file. Use of this
switch saves most of the overhead of scanning a file,
and this in turn speeds up the scanning process. Note
that if "ED" is used to exit a file for which /R is
selected, SOS will attempt to delete the file as
described under /DELETE. /R can only be turned off by
exiting SOS. Refer to /X for additional information.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /READONLY
.I-16;Purpose: Look at a file in Readonly mode.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /READONLY
.BR;This switch allows you to look at a file in a manner
that prevents alterations to the file. Use of this
switch saves most of the overhead of scanning a file,
and this in turn speeds up the scanning process. Note
that if "ED" is used to exit a file for which /READONLY is
selected, SOS will attempt to delete the file as
described under /DELETE. /READONLY can only be turned off by
exiting SOS. Refer to /X for additional information.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /REFDLY
.I-16;Purpose: Establish a delay time for screen refreshes.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /REFDLY:n
.BR;This switch allows you to establish a minimum delay
time before the screen is refreshed when /DISPLAY is
selected. Normally, SOS will refresh the line after
each character is entered. If /REFDLY:n is selected,
SOS will refresh the line only if "n" milliseconds
have elapsed since the last character was typed in.
This reduces the number of characters transmitted to
the terminal, while still maintaining the convenience
of continuous updates.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /RONLY
.I-16;Purpose: Look at a file in RONLY mode.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /RONLY
.BR;This switch allows you to look at a file in a manner
that prevents alterations to the file. Use of this
switch saves most of the overhead of scanning a file,
and this in turn speeds up the scanning process. Note
that if "ED" is used to exit a file for which /RONLY is
selected, SOS will attempt to delete the file as
described under /DELETE. /RONLY can only be turned off by
exiting SOS. Refer to /X for additional information.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /RMAR
.I-16;Purpose: Set the right margin for SOS text justification.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /RMAR:n
.BR;This switch sets the right margin for text
justification to character position "n". The left
most character position in any line is considered to
be position 1.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /RULER
.I-16;Purpose: Provide a ruler for aligns columns.
.B
Syntax: =RULER
A ruler labeling the columns will be typed out. It is
of the form:
123456789 123456789 .... to terminal width
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /RUN
.I-16;Purpose: This switch allows setting the name of the program to
be run in response to a "G" command.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /RUN:file spec
.BR;This will cause the program given by "file spec" to
be run when SOS is exited with a "G" command. The
default program is "SYS:COMPIL", which will cause the
last EXECUTE, LOAD, etc., command to be repeated.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /SAVE
.I-16;Purpose: Make SOS automatically save the state of the file
after a selected number of modifications is made.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /SAVE:n
.BR;Make SOS automatically save the state of the file if
"n" lines have been modified since the last time the
file was saved. This feature can minimize the loss of
entered data in the event of an interruption of
computer service. Refer to /ISAVE for additional file
preservation capabilities.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /SEPARATOR
.I-16;Purpose: Allow "%", "$", and "." to be treated as delimiters in
F(ind) and S(ubstitute) commands.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /SEPARATOR
.BR;This switch causes "%", "$", and "." to be treated as
separators in F and S commands. A separator is
normally defined as any character which is not a
letter, number, "$", "%", or ".".
.B
.I-8;/NOSEPARATOR
.BR;This switch restores the default condition of treating
"$", "%", and "." in the same manner as letters and
digits in F and S commands.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /SEQUENCE
.I-16;Purpose: Force sequence numbering of the SOS output file.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /SEQUENCE
.BR;This switch results in SOS writing a sequence numbered
output file in response to an "E", "G", or "W" command
that does not specify "S", "U", or "X".
.I-8;/NOSEQUENCE
.BR;This switch, which is equivalent to /UNSEQUENCE,
results in SOS writing an unsequence numbered output
file in response to an "E", "G", or "W" command that
does not specify "S", "U", or "X".
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /STANDARD
.I-16;Purpose: Inform SOS that you are using a standard terminal.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /STANDARD
.BR;This switch informs SOS that the terminal in use is
neither a CRT nor a Model 33 or 37 Teletype. SOS will
process _^R, _^U, and RUBout itself. When _^R is typed,
the entire line, including the line number, will be
retyped up to the current cursor position. _^U will
cause the line number to be retyped, but the rest of
the line will be forgotten. RUBout will cause the
characters passed over to be echoed, but they will be
separated from the rest of the line by backslashes.
Lower case text, special characters, and control
characters are entered into the file by using the
terminal keyboard, rather than by depending on SOS for
character translations. Refer to /C64, /C128, /DPY,
/LOWER, /M33, /M37, and /UPPER for additional
information.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /START
.I-16;Purpose: Define the default starting value to use for the first
line number on each page when reading in an
unsequenced file.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /START:n
.BR;Set the default value for the first line number on
each page of an unsequenced file to "n". This switch
may be selected only on the SOS command line or via a
SWITCH.INI file.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /STEP
.I-16;Purpose: Define the default line increment to use for numbering
each line on a given page when reading in an
unsequenced file.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /STEP:n
.BR;Set the default value for the line increment on a
given page of an unsequenced file to "n". This switch
may be selected only on the SOS command line or via a
SWITCH.INI file.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /STRING
.I-16;Purpose: To list the current strings used in the last F(ind) and
S(ubstitute) command.
.I-16;Syntax: =STRING
.BR;The strings used in the last F(ind) and S(ubstitute) command are
listed. If no strings are given in a F or S command, these strings
will be used again.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /TELL
.I-16;Purpose: To inform the user what file name SOS used for output.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /TELL
.BR;This switch will cause SOS to type out the name of its
output file after a "E", "G", or "W" command is used.
.I-8;/NOTELL
.BR;This switch will prevent SOS from typing out the name
of its output file after an "E", "G", or "W" command
is used.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /TEXT
.I-16;Purpose: Enable entry of lower case text.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /TEXT
.BR;Allow letters not specifically typed as upper case
text to be interpreted as lower case text in the same
manner as the monitor commands
.B
_.SET TTY LC
or
_.SET TTY NO UC
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /UC
.I-16;Purpose: Disable entry of lower case text.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /UC
.BR;This command causes all text to be interpreted as
upper case text in the same manner as the monitor
commands
.B
_.SET TTY NO LC
or
_.SET TTY UC
.I-8;/NOUC
.BR;Allow letters not specifically typed as upper case
text to be interpreted as lower case text in the same
manner as the monitor commands
.B
_.SET TTY LC
or
_.SET TTY NO UC
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /UNSEQUENCE
.I-16;Purpose: Inhibit sequence numbering of the SOS output file.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /UNSEQUENCE
.BR;This switch, which is equivalent to /NOSEQUENCE,
results in SOS writing an unsequence numbered output
file in response to an "E", "G", or "W" command that
does not specify "S", "U", or "X".
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /UPPER
.I-16;Purpose: Make upper case the default input mode for characters
typed on a Model 33 Teletype.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /UPPER
.BR;This switch makes all letters entered into a file be
in upper case unless the letter is preceded by an
apostrophe. When /UPPER is set, lower case characters
in a line printed by SOS will be preceded by an
apostrophe. Refer to /C64, /C128, /DPY, /M33, /M37,
/STANDARD, and /LOWER for additional information.
.PAGE
.I-16;_ /WIDTH
Purpose: /WIDTH allows setting of the terminal line width.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /WIDTH:n
.BR;This switch will set the terminal line width to "n"
characters. "n" must lie between 16 and 200
inclusive. If more than "n" characters are typed on a
line, the operating system will break the line
visually at your terminal and move the carriage to the
beginning of the next line. The setting of this
switch has no effect on the data entered in the file.
To have a Carriage Return automatically inserted in
the file at specified intervals, see /CRLF.
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.I-16;_ /WINDOW
.I-16;Purpose: This switch allows you to change the size of the SOS
edit window.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /WINDOW:n
.BR;"n" is the size of the in-core window to the file and
defaults to about 1620 (decimal) words. If "n" is
less than or equal to 256, it is the window size in
nK;if greater than 256, it is the size in words.
Larger window sizes can speed up editing on large
files, but may degrade your response, as SOS will need
more core. If the value of "n" is so large that SOS
cannot get enough core to satisfy it, SOS will use the
default window size. See /WMAXIMUM, /WMINIMUM, and
/WRATIO for additional information.
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.I-16;_ /WMAXIMUM
.I-16;Purpose: This switch allows you to change the size of the
largest possible edit window.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /WMAXIMUM:n
.BR;"n" is the size of the largest possible in-core window
to the file and defaults to 12K (decimal) words. If
"n" is less than or equal to 256, it is the maximum
window size in nK;if greater than 256, it is the
size in words. SOS divides the file size by the value
of /WRATIO, and then uses the result as the window
size. If the computed size would be less than the
/WMINIMUM value, the /WMINIMUM is used. If the
computed size would exceed /WMAXIMUM, the /WMAXIMUM
value is used. A user specified /WINDOW value will
override the SOS computed value. Larger window sizes
can speed up editing on large files, but may degrade
your response, as SOS will need more core. Refer to
/WINDOW, /WMINIMUM, and /WRATIO for additional
information.
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.I-16;_ /WMINIMUM
.I-16;Purpose: This switch allows you to change the size of the
smallest possible edit window.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /WMINIMUM:n
.BR;"n" is the size of the smallest possible in-core
window to the file and defaults to 1K (decimal) words.
If "n" is less than or equal to 256, it is the minimum
window size in nK;if greater than 256, it is the
size in words. SOS divides the file size by the value
of /WRATIO, and then uses the result as the window
size. If the computed size would be less than the
/WMINIMUM value, the /WMINIMUM is used. If the
computed size would exceed /WMAXIMUM, the /WMAXIMUM
value is used. A user specified /WINDOW value will
override the SOS computed value. Larger window sizes
can speed up editing on large files, but may degrade
your response, as SOS will need more core. Refer to
/WINDOW, /WMAXIMUM, and /WRATIO for additional
information.
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.I-16;_ /WRATIO
.I-16;Purpose: This switch allows you to change the number SOS uses
to compute the initial window size from the file size.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /WRATIO:n
.BR;"n" is the number SOS will divide into the file size
to get an initial estimate for a window size. /WRATIO
defaults to 4. If the computed size would be less
than the /WMINIMUM value, the /WMINIMUM is used. If
the computed size would exceed /WMAXIMUM, the
/WMAXIMUM value is used. A user specified /WINDOW
value will override the SOS computed value. Larger
window sizes can speed up editing on large files, but
may degrade your response, as SOS will need more core.
Values of /WRATIO in excess of 10 will greatly impair
your response. Refer to /WINDOW, /WMAXIMUM, and
/WMINIMUM for additional information.
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.I-16;_ /X
.I-16;Purpose: Look at a file in eXamine mode.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /X
.BR;This switch allows you to look at a file in a manner
that prevents alterations to the file. Use of this
switch saves most of the overhead of scanning a file,
and this in turn speeds up the scanning process. Note
that if "ED" is used to exit a file for which /X is
selected, SOS will attempt to delete the file as
described under /DELETE. /X can only be turned off by
exiting SOS. If the file is unsequenced, /X is the
same as /R plus /NONUMBER. If the file is sequenced,
/X is equivalent to /R.
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.I-16;_ /XINSERT
.I-16;Purpose: To control the inserting of new lines in eXtend mode.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /XINSERT
.BR;Allow new lines to be inserted if <CR> is typed in
eXtend mode, and the global line increment allows such
a line.
.I-8;/NOXINSERT
.BR;Do not allow new lines to be inserted if a <CR> is
typed in eXtend mode.
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.I-16;_ /XSEQUENCE
.I-16;Purpose: Write the SOS output file in the same sequencing
format as the SOS input file.
.B
.I-16;Syntax: /XSEQUENCE
.BR;This switch results in SOS writing a file whose
sequencing format is the same as that of the input
file. If a file is being created, /XSEQUENCE is the
same as /UNSEQUENCE. "S", "U", or "X" can be used on
an "E", "G", or "W" command to override this switch
setting.
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