PDP-11 Keypad Editor User's Guide

Chapter 1 Introduction
- 1.1 What Are Text Files For?
- 1.2 What Are KED and K52?
- 1.3 What Does the Keypad Editor Do?
  - 1.3.1 The Differences Between Functions and Commands
  - 1.3.2 General Procedure for Using Functions
  - 1.3.3 General Procedure for Using Commands
  - 1.3.4 What You See on the Screen
- 1.4 What You Can Do to Your Files
  - 1.4.1 Inspecting Files
  - 1.4.2 Creating Files
  - 1.4.3 Editing Files
  - 1.4.4 Using Auxiliary Files
- 1.5 How to Learn to Use the Keypad Editor
- 1.6 Special Terms and Concepts in this Manual
- 1.7 An Example of the Keypad Editor in Action
Chapter 2 Starting and Stopping the Keypad Editor
- 2.1 Starting a Session
  - 2.1.1 Setting the Operating System for a Video Terminal
    - 2.1.1.1 Procedure for RT-11
    - 2.1.1.2 Procedure for RSX-11M and RSX-11M-PLUS
  - 2.1.2 Setting VT100 Terminal Characteristics
- 2.2 Running the Keypad Editor on RT-11 Systems
  - 2.2.1 EDIT, R and RUN Command Default Values Under RT-11
  - 2.2.2 Using the RT-11 Interactive Command EDIT
  - 2.2.3 Specifying the Keypad Editor as Your Default Editor Under RT-11
  - 2.2.4 Using Options with the RT-11 EDIT Command
    - 2.2.4.1 Editing Files with Automatic Backup
    - 2.2.4.2 Inspecting Files
    - 2.2.4.3 Creating New Files
    - 2.2.4.4 Editing Files and Using New Output File Names
    - 2.2.4.5 Specifying the Maximum Output File Size
  - 2.2.5 Using the RT-11 Interactive Commands R and RUN
    - 2.2.5.1 The RT-11 CSI File Specification String
    - 2.2.5.2 Editing Files with Automatic Backup
    - 2.2.5.3 Creating New Files
    - 2.2.5.4 Inspecting Files
    - 2.2.5.5 Editing Files and Using New Output File Names
  - 2.2.6 Restrictions for RT-11 Systems
    - 2.2.6.1 File Protection
    - 2.2.6.2 Output File Size
    - 2.2.6.3 Accidentally Using the Wrong Kind of Terminal
- 2.3 Running the Keypad Editor on RSX-11 Systems
  - 2.3.1 Start-up Default Values Under RSX-11M
  - 2.3.2 Calling the Keypad Editor with the Task Names KED and K52
    - 2.3.2.1 Storing a New Version of a File and Using the Original File Name
    - 2.3.2.2 Inspecting a File
    - 2.3.2.3 Creating an Entirely New File
    - 2.3.2.4 Storing a New Version of a File and Using a New Output File Name
    - 2.3.2.5 Keypad Editor Command Line Options
  - 2.3.3 Restrictions for RSX-11M Systems
    - 2.3.3.1 File, Account, and Volume Protection
    - 2.3.3.2 Output File and Temporary File Size
    - 2.3.3.3 Output File Record Length
    - 2.3.3.4 Input File Record Length
  - 2.3.4 Running the Keypad Editor with Larger Paste and Input Buffers
- 2.4 Running the Keypad Editor on RSX-11M-PLUS Systems
- 2.5 Stopping the Keypad Editor
  - 2.5.1 The COMMAND Function
  - 2.5.2 The EXIT Command
  - 2.5.3 The QUIT Command
Chapter 3 Inspecting a File
- 3.1 Using the Standard and Alternate Functions
  - 3.1.1 The GOLD Function
  - 3.1.2 The RESET Function
- 3.2 Getting Help: The HELP Function
- 3.3 Using the VT100 Commands
  - 3.3.1 Setting KED's Message Signal
    - 3.3.1.1 The SET QUIET Command
    - 3.3.1.2 The SET NOQUIET Command
  - 3.3.2 Setting the VT100 Screen Width and Background
    - 3.3.2.1 The SET SCREEN 80 Command
    - 3.3.2.2 The SET SCREEN 132 Command
    - 3.3.2.3 The SET SCREEN DARK Command
    - 3.3.2.4 The SET SCREEN LIGHT Command
- 3.4 Terminating Commands and Finishing with HELP: The ENTER Function
- 3.5 Verifying that the Display is Up-To-Date: The CTRL/W Function
- 3.6 Cancelling the Keypad Editor's Process: The CTRL/C Function
- 3.7 The Arrow Functions
  - 3.7.1 The Rightarrow Function
  - 3.7.2 The Downarrow Function
  - 3.7.3 The Leftarrow Function
  - 3.7.4 The Uparrow Function
- 3.8 Controlling the Direction the Cursor Moves
  - 3.8.1 The ADVANCE Function
  - 3.8.2 The BACKUP Function
- 3.9 Moving the Cursor by Characters, Words, and Lines
  - 3.9.1 The CHAR Function
  - 3.9.2 The WORD Function
  - 3.9.3 The BLINE Function
  - 3.9.4 The EOL Function
- 3.10 Moving the Cursor to the Top and Bottom of a File
  - 3.10.1 The BOTTOM Function
  - 3.10.2 The TOP Function
- 3.11 Moving the Cursor by Pages and Sections
  - 3.11.1 Using Line-Count Definitions
  - 3.11.2 Using Marker-String Definitions
  - 3.11.3 Setting the Page Definition: The SET ENTITY PAGE Command
  - 3.11.4 Setting the Section Definition: The SET ENTITY SECTION Command
  - 3.11.5 Other Settings that Affect Page and Section Usage
  - 3.11.6 The PAGE Function
  - 3.11.7 The SECTION Function
- 3.12 Searching for Strings in a File
  - 3.12.1 Commands to Change the Way the Keypad Editor Searches
    - 3.12.1.1 The SET SEARCH GENERAL Command
    - 3.12.1.2 The SET SEARCH EXACT Command
    - 3.12.1.3 The SET SEARCH BEGIN Command
    - 3.12.1.4 The SET SEARCH END Command
    - 3.12.1.5 The SET SEARCH BOUNDED Command
    - 3.12.1.6 The SET SEARCH UNBOUNDED Command
  - 3.12.2 The FIND Function
  - 3.12.3 The FINDNEXT Function
- 3.13 Repeating Functions
Chapter 4 Editing or Creating a File
- 4.1 Inserting Material into the File
  - 4.1.1 Typing on the Keyboard: The Default Function
  - 4.1.2 Inserting the Line Terminators
  - 4.1.3 Inserting Blank Lines: The OPENLINE Function
  - 4.1.4 Inserting Characters by ASCII Code: The SPECINS Function
  - 4.1.5 Repeated Insertion of Single Characters and Strings
- 4.2 Erasing and Restoring Text
  - 4.2.1 The Character, Word, and Line Buffers
  - 4.2.2 The DELCHAR Function
  - 4.2.3 The DELETE Function
  - 4.2.4 The UNDELCHAR Function
  - 4.2.5 The DELWORD Function
  - 4.2.6 The LINEFEED Function
  - 4.2.7 The UNDELWORD Function
  - 4.2.8 The DELLINE Function
  - 4.2.9 The CTRL/U Function
  - 4.2.10 The DELEOL Function
  - 4.2.11 The UNDELLINE Function
- 4.3 Moving, Holding, and Copying Segments of Text
  - 4.3.1 The Paste Buffer
  - 4.3.2 Clearing the Paste Buffer: The CLEAR PASTE Command
  - 4.3.3 The SELECT Function
  - 4.3.4 The CUT Function
  - 4.3.5 The APPEND Function
  - 4.3.6 The PASTE Function
- 4.4 Substituting and Converting Characters and Strings
  - 4.4.1 The REPLACE Function
  - 4.4.2 The SUBSTITUTE Function
  - 4.4.3 The CHNGCASE Function
Chapter 5 Special Keypad Editor Features for Writers and Programmers
- 5.1 Using Auxiliary Files
  - 5.1.1 Auxiliary File Specifications for Different Operating Systems
  - 5.1.2 Using Auxiliary Files with VT52 Terminals
  - 5.1.3 Auxiliary Output Files
    - 5.1.3.1 The OPEN OUTPUT Command
    - 5.1.3.2 The WRITE Command
    - 5.1.3.3 The CLOSE Command
    - 5.1.3.4 The PURGE Command
  - 5.1.4 Auxiliary Input Files
    - 5.1.4.1 The OPEN INPUT Command
    - 5.1.4.2 The SKIP Command
    - 5.1.4.3 The INCLUDE Command
  - 5.1.5 Example: Using Auxiliary Files to Move a Large Amount of Material
- 5.2 Using and Changing Right Margin Settings
  - 5.2.1 Right Margin Features with VT52 Terminals
  - 5.2.2 The SET WRAP Command
  - 5.2.3 The SET NOWRAP Command
  - 5.2.4 The FILL Command and VT52 FILL Function
- 5.3 Using Keypad Editor Macros
  - 5.3.1 Recording a Macro: The LEARN Command
  - 5.3.2 Terminating a Keypad Editor Macro: The S Function
  - 5.3.3 Executign a Keypad Editor Macro: The X Function
  - 5.3.4 Examples of Keypad Editor Macros
    - 5.3.4.1 Removing the Text in REM Statements from a BASIC-11 Program
    - 5.3.4.2 Extracting Addresses That Contain a Given ZIP Code
    - 5.3.4.3 Moving the Cursor to the End of a Word
    - 5.3.4.4 Erasing Spaces from the End of a Text Line
    - 5.3.4.5 Reformatting Paragraphs: The FILL Function or Command
- 5.4 Reordering MACRO-11 Local Symbols: The LOCAL Command
- 5.5 Features for Editing Programs in Structured Languages
  - 5.5.1 Enabling Structured Tabs: The SET TABS Command
  - 5.5.2 Disabling Structured Tabs: The SET NOTABS Command
  - 5.5.3 Aligning Structured Tabs to the Cursor: The A Function
  - 5.5.4 Decreasing the Level Counter: The D Function
  - 5.5.5 Extending the Level Counter: The E Function
  - 5.5.6 Adjusting Structured Tabs: The TABS ADJUST Command
  - 5.5.7 Examples of Structured Tab Features
Appendix PDP-11 Keypad Editor Messages
- A.1 Messages at the Command String Level
- A.2 HELP Function Messages
- A.3 Prompts and Informative Messages
- A.4 Messages for Nonrecoverable Conditions
- A.5 Messages When an Output File Is Full on RT-11
- A.6 When a Function Seems to Insert Strange Characters
- A.7 PDP-11 Keypad Editor Messages

Company:	Digital Equipment Corporation
Part:	AA-H853A-TC
Date:	1980-03
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Operating System:	RT-11 Version 5.0 RSX-11M Version 3.2 RSX-11M-PLUS Version 1.0 IAS Version 3.1
Amended by:	AD-H853A-T1, Update Notice 1, PDP-11 Keypad Editor User's Guide (1981-02) AD-H853A-T2, Update Notice 2, PDP-11 Keypad Editor User's Guide (1984-07)
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