EDIT command

The EDIT primary command is used to edit a file in the directory currently listed. Use this format:


>>-EDIT--filename----------------------------------------------><

The command can be abbreviated as E, EA, or EU. If EA is used, the editor is invoked with the ASCII edit feature. If EU is used, the editor is invoked with the UTF-8 edit feature.

For example, if the command shown here was entered while displaying the directory list for u/myhome it would invoke Edit for the file with a path name of /u/myhome/prog1:

E prog1

ISPF calls the ISPF editor to edit the file. If the file specified on the EDIT command does not exist in the directory, the ISPF editor is still called and can be used to create a new file in the directory.