EDIT Subcommands-BACKWAPD, BOTTOM BACKWARD (Primarily 3270) Use the BACKWARD subcommand to move the current line pointer towards the
beginning of the file you are editing. The format of theBACKWARD subcommand is: r- , r , I In 1
1III I L J L- ______________________ -J n is the number of records backward you wish to move the current line
pointer. If n is not specified, the current line pointer is moved
backward one line, toward the top of the file.The BACKwARD subcommand is equivalent to the UP subcommand; it is
provided for the convenience of3270 users.
When is on, the current line on the screen contains the
record located by theBACKWARD n value. If n the number of
records above the current line,TOF is displayed on the current line. On a typewriter
verification is on.BOTTOM terminal the new current line is typed if Use the BOTTOM subcommand to make the last line of the file the new
current line. The format of theBOTTOM subcommand is: r I Bottom L- -, , Use the BOTTOM subcommand followed by the INPUT subcommand to begin
entering new lines at the end of a file.
When verification is on, the last line in the file is displayed.
If theBOTTOM subcommand is issued at a 3270 display terminal in display
mode,EJF: is displayed on the line following the current line, preceded
by the last records ofthe file; the rest of the screen's output area is
blank.220 VM/37Q CMS Command and Macro Reference
beginning of the file you are editing. The format of the
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pointer. If n is not specified, the current line pointer is moved
backward one line, toward the top of the file.
provided for the convenience of
When
record located by the
records above the current line,
verification is on.
current line. The format of the
entering new lines at the end of a file.
When verification is on, the last line in the file is displayed.
If the
mode,
by the last records of
blank.