HP NonStop G-Series - Manual (Page 177)

In the following example, the 1,2m4 subcommand moves the first two lines of the buffer to the
position following line 4:
1,2m4
1,$p
line that contains only
a period.
The only way to stop
appending is to type a
The 1,$p subcommand displays the contents of the buffer, showing that the move is complete.
To move a group of lines to the top of the buffer, use 0 (zero) as the line number for the line to
follow. In the next example, the 3,4m0 subcommand moves lines 3 and 4 to the top of the buffer:
3,4m0
1,$p
The only way to stop
appending is to type a
line that contains only
a period.
The 1,$p subcommand displays the contents of the buffer, showing that the move was made.
To move a group of lines to the end of the buffer, use $ as the line number for the line to follow:
1,2m$
1,$p
line that contains only
a period.
The only way to stop
appending is to type a
Changing Lines of Text—The c (Change) Subcommand
Use the c (change) subcommand to replace one or more lines of the buffer with one or more new
lines. The c subcommand first deletes the lines you want to replace and then lets you enter the new
lines, just as if you were using the a (append) subcommand. When you have entered all the new
text, type a period (.) on a line by itself. The general form of the c subcommand is the following:
starting_line,ending_linec
To change lines of text, do the following:
1.
Enter a subcommand of the form:
n,mc
where:
is the number of the first line of the group to be deleted. n
is the number of the last line of the group (or the only line) to be deleted. m
2. Type the new lines, pressing Return at the end of each line.
3. Enter a period on a line by itself.
Changing a Single Line
To change a single line of text, use only one line number with the c (change) subcommand. You
can replace the single line with as many new lines as you like.
In the following example, the 2c subcommand deletes line 2 from the buffer, and then you can
enter new text:
2c
appending new material is to
use the proper keys to create a
.
1,$p
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