HP-UX Reference (11i v1 05/09) - 1 User Commands A-M (vol 1)

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ex(1) ex(1)
magic Affect the interpretation of characters in regular expressions and substitution replace-
ment strings (see Regular Expressions and Replacement Strings above). Reversed by
nomagic. The ex, vi, and
view default is magic. The edit and vedit default
is
nomagic.
mesg Allows other users to use the write
command (see write(1)) to send messages to
your terminal, possibly disrupting the screen display. Unsetting this option
(
nomesg) blocks write permission to your terminal from other system users while
you are using the editor. Reversed by
nomesg. The default is mesg.
modelines (ml) If set when the editor reads in a file, any
ex commands embedded in the first five and
last five lines of the file are executed after
.exrc and EXINIT commands are pro-
cessed but before editing control is given to the user. The
ex commands must be
prefixed by
ex: or vi: and terminated by
: in a single line. Any number of other
characters with the exception of the colon (
:) can precede or follow the embedded
command. Reversed by
nomodelines (noml). The default is
nomodelines .
novice Use the version of the editor available for novices, known as
edit or vedit.
Reversed by
nonovice. The ex,
vi, and view default is nonovice. The edit,
and
vedit default is novice.
number (nu) Cause lines to be printed with line numbers. Reversed by nonumber (nonu
). The
default is
nonumber.
optimize (opt) Suppress automatic carriage returns on terminals that do not support direct cursor
addressing. This streamlines text output in certain situations such as when printing
multiple lines that contain leading whitespace. Reversed by nooptimize (noopt).
The default is nooptimize.
paragraphs= pair-string (para)
The value of this option is a string whose successive pairs of characters specify the
names of text-processing macros that begin paragraphs. (A macro appears in the text
in the form .xx, where the . is the first character in the line.)
If any macros have a single-character name, use a space character to substitute for
the missing second character in the name. To type a space character in such situa-
tions, precede the space with a backslash (\) to prevent the editor from interpreting it
as a delimiter.
The default is paragraphs=IPLPPPQPP\ LIpplpipnpbp
.
prompt When set, command mode input is prompted for with a colon (:); when unset, no
prompt is displayed. Reversed by
noprompt. The default is prompt.
readonly (ro) Set the readonly flag for the file being edited, thus preventing accidental overwrit-
ing at the end of the session. This option is equivalent to invoking ex, edit,
vi,or
vedit with the -R option or using the view command. Reversed by
noreadonly (noro). The ex, edit, vi, and vedit default is noreadonly
.
The
view default is readonly.
redraw Simulate an intelligent terminal on a dumb terminal. During input mode, lines are
continuously reprinted as text is entered. Since this is likely to require a large
amount of output to the terminal, it is useful only at high transmission speeds. If
noredraw is set, lines are reprinted only when input mode is terminated and
deleted lines are marked with an @ in the left margin. Reversed by noredraw. The
default is redraw.
remap If set, macro translation allows for macros defined in terms of other macros; transla-
tion continues until the final product is obtained. If unset, a one-step translation only
is done. Reversed by noremap. The default is remap.
report=n The value of n gives the number of lines that must be changed by a command before a
report is displayed on the number of lines affected. If n is 5, then changes are
reported for 6 or more lines. The ex, vi, and view default is report=5. The
edit, and vedit default is report=1.
scroll=n The value of n determines the number of lines scrolled by a ˆD command and the
number of lines displayed by the z command (twice the value of scroll). The default is
half the value of the window option.
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