HP-UX Reference (11i v1 00/12) - 1 User Commands A-M (vol 1)
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ex(1) ex(1)
(The # character is an alternative abbreviation for the number command.) Print the
lines, each preceded by its line number (the only useful flag is l). The last line printed
becomes the current line.
open line o[pen] /re/ flags
Enter open mode, which is similar to visual mode with a one-line window. All the
visual-mode commands are available. If a match is found in line for the optional regular
expression, the cursor is placed at the start of the matching pattern. Use the visual
mode command Q to exit from open mode. For more information, see vi(1).
pop pop[!]
Load the file whose name is stored at the top of the tag stack and set the current line to
the stored location. The top entry of the tag stack is deleted. (The current file name is
placed on the stack when you execute the line mode tag command or the visual mode
^] command.)
! overrides the warning about the work area having been modified since the last write;
any changes are discarded unless the autowrite editor option is set).
preserve pre[serve]
The current editor work area is saved as if the system had just crashed. Use this com-
mand in emergencies, for example when a write does not work and the work area can-
not be saved in any other way. Use the -r command-line option to recover the file.
After the file has been preserved, a mail message shall be sent to the user. The message
shall contain the name of the file, the time of preservation and an ex command that
could be used to recover the file. Additional information may be included in the mail
message.
print range p[rint] count
Print the specified lines, with non-printing characters printed as control characters in
the form ˆx; DEL is represented as ˆ?. The last line printed becomes the current line.
put line pu[t] buffer
Place deleted or "yanked" lines after line. A buffer can be specified; otherwise, the text
in the unnamed buffer (that is, the buffer in which deleted or yanked text is placed by
default) is restored. The current line indicator shall be set to the first line put back.
quit q[uit][!]
Terminate the edit. If the work area has been modified since the last write, a warning
is printed and the command fails. To force termination without preserving changes,
append ! to the command.
read line r[ead] file
Place a copy of the specified file in the work area after the target line (which can be line
0 to place text at the beginning). If no file is named, the current file is the default. If no
current file exists, file becomes the current file. The last line read becomes the current
line except in visual mode where the first line read becomes the current line.
If file is given as !string, string is interpreted as a system command and passed to
the command interpreter; the resultant output is read into the work area. A blank or
tab must precede the !.
recover rec[over][!] file
Recover file from the save area, after an accidental hangup or a system crash. If the
current work area has been modified since the last write, a warning is printed and the
command is aborted. This action can be overridden by appending the character ! to the
command (rec! file).
rewind rew[ind][!]
The argument list is rewound, and the first file in the list is edited. This shall be
equivalent to a next command with the current argument list as its operands. If the
current buffer has been modified since the last write, a warning shall be written and the
command shall be aborted. Any warnings can be overridden by appending a !. The
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