Summary of XEDIT Subcommands and Macros

These subcommands are described in detail in z/VM: XEDIT Commands and Macros Reference.

Table 1. XEDIT Subcommand Summary
Subcommand	Purpose
Add	Adds n line(s) after current line.
ALL	Selects a collection of lines for display/editing.
ALter	Changes a single character to another (character or hex).
BAckward	Scrolls backward n screen displays.
Bottom	Goes to last line of file.
CANCEL	Terminates the editing session for all files.
CAppend	Adds text to end of current line.
CDelete	Deletes characters, starting at column pointer.
CFirst	Moves column pointer to beginning of the zone.
Change	Changes one string to another.
CInsert	Inserts text starting at the column pointer of the current line.
CLAst	Moves the column pointer to the end of the zone specified.
CLocate	Locates a string; moves the column pointer and the line pointer.
CMS	Passes a command to CMS, or enters CMS subset mode.
CMSG	Displays message in command line of user's screen.
COMMAND	Executes a subcommand without checking for synonym or macro.
COMPress	Prepares line(s) for realignment by replacing blanks with tab characters.
COpy	Copies line(s) at specified location.
COUnt	Displays the number of times a string appears.
COVerlay	Replaces characters, starting at column pointer.
CP	Passes command to control program.
CReplace	Replaces characters, starting at the column pointer.
CURsor	Moves the cursor to specified position on the screen, and optionally assigns a priority for this position.
DELete	Deletes line(s) beginning with the current line.
Down	Moves line pointer n lines toward end of file (same as NEXT).
DUPlicat	Duplicates line(s).
EMSG	Displays a message and sounds the alarm.
EXPand	Repositions data according to new tab settings.
EXTract	Returns information about internal XEDIT variables and file data.
FILE	Writes file to disk or directory.
Find	Searches for line that starts with specified text.
FINDUp	Searches for a line that starts with specified text; searches in a backward direction.
FOrward	Scrolls forward n screen displays.
GET	Inserts lines from another file.
Help	Requests online display of XEDIT subcommands and macros; invokes the z/VM® HELP Facility.
HEXType	Displays line(s) in hexadecimal and EBCDIC.
Input	Inserts a single line, or enters input mode.
Join	Combines two or more lines into one line.
LEft	Views data to the left of column one.
LOAD	Reads file into storage; use in profile macro only.
Locate	Moves line pointer to specified target.
LOWercas	Changes uppercase letters to lowercase.
LPrefix	Simulates writing in the prefix area of the current line. Used on typewriter terminals.
MACRO	Executes macro without checking for subcommand or synonym.
MErge	Combines two sets of lines.
MODify	Displays a subcommand and its current values in the command line, so it can be overtyped and reentered.
MOve	Moves line(s) to another place in the file.
MSG	Displays message in message line.
Next	Moves line pointer n lines toward end of file (same as DOWN).
NFind	Searches forward for first line that does not start with the specified text.
NFINDUp	Searches backward for first line that does not start with the specified text.
Overlay	Replaces characters in current line.
PARSE	Scans a line of a macro to check the format of its operands.
POWerinp	Enters input mode for continuous typing.
PREServe	Saves settings of XEDIT variables until RESTORE is entered.
PURge	Removes macro from virtual storage.
PUT	Inserts lines into another file (new or existing), or into a buffer (to be retrieved by GET from another file).
PUTD	Same as PUT, but deletes original lines.
Query	Displays the current value of editing options.
QUIT	Ends an editing session without saving changes.
READ	Places information from the terminal in the console stack.
RECover	Replaces removed lines.
REFRESH	Issued from a macro, it updates the display on the screen.
RENum	Renumbers VSBASIC or FREEFORT files.
REPEat	Advances line pointer and re-executes last subcommand.
Replace	Replaces current line, or deletes current line and enters input mode.
RESet	Removes prefix subcommands or macros when screen is in pending status.
RESTore	Restores settings of XEDIT variables to values they had when PRESERVE was issued.
RGTLEFT	Shifts display to the right or left; reissue to shift back to original display.
RIght	Views data to the right of the last (right-most) column.
SAVE	Writes file to disk or directory and remains in edit mode.
SCHANGE	Locates string and makes a selective change, using PF keys.
SET ALT	Changes the number of alterations that have been made to the file since the last AUTOSAVE or since the last SAVE.
SET APL	Informs the editor and CMS if APL keys are used.
SET ARBchar	Defines an arbitrary character to be used in a target definition.
SET AUtosave	Automatically issues a SAVE subcommand at specified intervals.
SET BFSLine	Controls the translation between records and byte stream for BFS files.
SET BRKkey	Specifies whether CP should break in when the BRKKEY (defined by CP TERMINAL BRKKEY) is pressed.
SET CASE	Uppercase or lowercase control; specifies if case is significant in target searches.
SET CMDline	Moves the position of the command line.
SET COLOR	Associates specific colors and attributes with various fields on the XEDIT screen.
SET COLPtr	Specifies if column pointer is displayed (typewriter terminals only).
SET CTLchar	Defines a control character(s), which associate parts of a reserved line with highlighting, protection, visibility, various colors, extended highlighting, and Programmed Symbol Sets.
SET CURLine	Defines the position of the current line on the screen.
SET DISPlay	Indicates which selection levels of lines will be displayed on the screen.
SET ENTer	Defines a meaning for the Enter key.
SET ESCape	Defines a character that lets you enter a subcommand while in input mode (typewriter terminals only).
SET ETARBCH	Defines an arbitrary character within a file containing Double-Byte Character Set (DBCS) characters to be used in target definitions.
SET ETMODE	Informs the editor that there are Double-Byte Character Set strings in the file.
SET FILler	Defines a character that is used when a line is expanded.
SET FMode	Changes the file mode of the current file.
SET FName	Changes the file name of the current file.
SET FType	Changes the file type of the current file.
SET FULLread	Controls whether the 3270 null character is recognized in the middle of the screen lines.
SET HEX	Allows string operands and targets to be specified in hexadecimal.
SET IMage	Controls how tabs and backspaces are handled when a line is entered.
SET IMPcmscp	Controls whether subcommands not recognized by the editor are transmitted to CMS and CP.
SET LASTLorc	Defines the contents of the last locate or change buffer.
SET LINENd	Defines a line end character.
SET LRecl	Defines a new logical record length.
SET MACRO	Controls the order in which the editor searches for subcommands and macros.
SET MASK	Defines a new mask, which is the contents of added lines and the input zone.
SET MSGLine	Defines position of message line and the number of lines a message may expand to.
SET MSGMode	Controls the message display.
SET NAMetype	File IDs are in CMS format (fn ft fm) or in BFS format (pathname).
SET NONDisp	Defines a character to XEDIT and CMS that is used in place of non-displayable characters.
SET NULls	Specifies whether trailing blanks are replaced with nulls to allow character insertion.
SET NUMber	Specifies whether file line numbers are displayed in the prefix area.
SET PAn	Defines a meaning for a PA key.
SET PACK	Specifies if the file is to be written to disk or SFS directory in packed format.
SET PENDing	Controls the execution of a prefix macro and the status of the screen while the macro is being executed.
SET PFn	Defines a meaning for a PF key.
SET PName	Changes the BFS path name of the current file.
SET Point	Defines a symbolic name for the current line.
SET PREfix	Controls the display of the prefix area or defines a synonym for a prefix subcommand.
SET RANge	Controls limits for line-pointer movement.
SET RECFm	Defines the record format.
SET REMote	Controls the way data transmission is handled in XEDIT and CMS.
SET RESERved	Reserves a line, which cannot be used by the editor.
SET SCALe	Controls the display of the scale line.
SET SCOPE	Specifies whether the editor operates on the entire file or on only those lines displayed.
SET SCReen	Divides the screen into logical screens, for multiple views of the same or of different files.
SET SELect	Assigns a selection level to a line or group of lines in a file.
SET SERial	Controls file serialization.
SET SHADow	Specifies whether the file is to be displayed with or without shadow lines indicating where lines have been excluded from the display.
SET SIDcode	Specifies a character string that is to be inserted into every line of an update file.
SET SPAN	Allows a string target to span a number of lines.
SET SPILL	Controls whether truncation will occur for certain subcommands.
SET STAY	Specifies for certain subcommands whether the line pointer moves when searching for a string.
SET STReam	Specifies whether the editor searches only the current line or the whole file for a column-target.
SET SYNonym	Specifies whether the editor looks for synonyms; assigns a synonym.
SET TABLine	Controls the display of the tab line.
SET TABS	Defines the logical tab stops.
SET TERMinal	Specifies whether a terminal is used in line mode or full-screen mode.
SET TEXT	Informs the editor and CMS if TEXT keys are used.
SET TOFEOF	Controls the display of TOF/EOF lines.
SET TRANSLat	Controls user-defined uppercase translation.
SET TRunc	Defines the truncation column.
SET VARblank	Specifies whether the number of blanks between two words is significant in a target search.
SET Verify	Controls whether lines changed by subcommands are displayed; defines the columns displayed and whether displayed in EBCDIC, hexadecimal or both.
SET WRap	Controls whether the editor wraps around the file if EOF (or TOF for backward searches) is reached during a search.
SET Zone	Defines new limits within each line for target searches.
SET =	Inserts string into the equal buffer.
SHift	Moves data right or left (data loss possible).
SI	Continuously adds lines and positions cursor for indented text.
SORT	Sorts all or part of a file, in ascending or descending order.
SOS	Specifies functions for screen operation simulation.
SPlit	Splits a line into two or more lines.
SPLTJOIN	Splits a line or joins two lines at the cursor.
STAck	Places line(s) from the file into the console stack.
STATus	Displays SET subcommand current settings; creates a macro that contains these settings.
SUPerset	Specifies multiple SET options on one subcommand to improve performance.
TOP	Moves line pointer to null TOP OF FILE line.
TRAnsfer	Places editing variable(s) in the console stack, for use by a macro.
Type	Displays lines.
Up	Moves line pointer n lines toward top of file.
UPPercas	Translates all lowercase characters to uppercase.
Xedit	Edits multiple files.
&	Use before a subcommand to redisplay the command.
=	Re-executes the last subcommand, macro, or CP/CMS command.
?	Displays the last subcommand, macro, or CP/CMS command executed.

Table 2. Prefix Subcommand Summary
Prefix	Subcommands
A	Adds line(s).
C	Copies line(s).
D	Deletes line(s).
E	Extends a line.
F	Moves or copies following this line.
I	Inserts line(s).
M	Moves line(s).
P	Moves or copies preceding this line.
SI	Continuously adds lines and positions cursor for indented text.
"	Duplicates line(s).
/	Makes this line the current line.
SCALE	Displays the scale on this line.
TABL	Displays the tab line on this line.
.xxxx	Assigns symbolic name to this line.
X	Excludes line(s) from display.
S	Shows excluded line(s).
<	Shifts line(s) to the left.
>	Shifts line(s) to the right.