EDIT Subcommands-DOWN, DSTRING DOWN is equivalent to the NEXT and FORWARD subcommands. When verification is on, the new current line is displayed at the
terminal; if the end of the file is reached, the message:EOF: is displayed. DSTRING Use the DSTRING subcommand to delete one or more lines beginning with
the current line, down to, but not including, the first linecont&ining a specified character string. The current line is not checked for the
character string. The format of the DSTRING subcommand is:r I DString L- I I[ string[ I] )
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appear in the string.
string specifies the group of characters for which a search is to
be made. If string is not specified, only the current line
is deleted.
The zone set by theZONE subcommand or the default zone setting is
checked for the presence of the characterstring. A character string
with a length greater than the current zone setting causes the error
messageZONE ERROR. If the character string is not found by the end of the file, no
deletions occur, the current line pointer is unchanged, and the message:
STRINGNOT FOUND, NO DELETIONS MADE
is displayed.
If verification is on when the DSTRING subcommand is issued at a display
terminal in display mode, the screen is changed to reflect the deletions
from the file.
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terminal; if the end of the file is reached, the message:
the current line, down to, but not including, the first line
character string. The format of the DSTRING subcommand is:
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appear in the string.
string specifies the group of characters for which a search is to
be made. If string is not specified, only the current line
is deleted.
The zone set by the
checked for the presence of the character
with a length greater than the current zone setting causes the error
message
deletions occur, the current line pointer is unchanged, and the message:
STRING
is displayed.
If verification is on when the DSTRING subcommand is issued at a display
terminal in display mode, the screen is changed to reflect the deletions
from the file.
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