Displaying HELP Files Using XEDIT

If you are using HELP in display mode on a 3270-type terminal, the HELP Facility uses XEDIT to display HELP files. Many of the features of the XEDIT subcommands are used on the displayed files. Two of the available features are:

Clocate

Locates a specified character string in the file or uses PF5 to search the file. PF5 positions the cursor under the target string. CLOCATE remembers the string that was last used, even if you have performed other functions. You can press PF5 to use that last string again. To change the string being searched, enter a new string on the command line and press PF5 to search for the new string.  

Scrolling

Moves the display up or down.

For more information on these features, see z/VM: XEDIT Commands and Macros Reference.

Not all XEDIT subcommands are used on the displayed HELP files. The excluded subcommands are listed below:

ALL          READ
FILE         REPLACE
INPUT        SET
MACRO        POWERINP

These subcommands are excluded to prevent unnecessary copying of HELP files or to avoid any inadvertent changes to the HELP files. If you use these subcommands while viewing a HELP file, they will be ignored, and you will receive an error message. While these subcommands will not work on files displayed by the HELP Facility, you can use them when you use the XEDIT subcommand to edit the files.