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MODIFY COMMAND provides the facility to create or modify program files and other text files. The filename can be substituted with a <expC>, enclosed in round brackets, which returns a valid filename. If no file extension is present in the file name, then '.prg' is used. | MODIFY COMMAND provides the facility to create or modify program files and other text files. The filename can be substituted with a <expC>, enclosed in round brackets, which returns a valid filename. If no file extension is present in the file name, then '.prg' is used. | ||
− | The default editors are: the 'vi' editor under UNIX and Linux; the 'edt' editor under VAX/VMS. You may override these defaults using the SET TEDIT | + | The default editors are: the 'vi' editor under UNIX and Linux; the 'edt' editor under VAX/VMS. You may override these defaults using the SET TEDIT command. |
MODIFY COMMAND is a synonym of the ED and VI commands. | MODIFY COMMAND is a synonym of the ED and VI commands. |
Revision as of 13:02, 19 June 2009
Class
Terminal Developer Development Tools
Purpose
Execute a text editor to edit program files
Syntax
MODIFY COMMAND <prg filename> | (<expC>)
See Also
ED, SET TEDIT, TEXTEDIT(), VI
Description
MODIFY COMMAND provides the facility to create or modify program files and other text files. The filename can be substituted with a <expC>, enclosed in round brackets, which returns a valid filename. If no file extension is present in the file name, then '.prg' is used.
The default editors are: the 'vi' editor under UNIX and Linux; the 'edt' editor under VAX/VMS. You may override these defaults using the SET TEDIT command.
MODIFY COMMAND is a synonym of the ED and VI commands.
Example
modify command myprogram ed myprogram vi myprogram
Products
Recital Terminal Developer