EVE$HELP.HLB  —  ULTRIX Differences
  ULTRIX Differences

  Most EVE commands and keys work the same on VMS and ULTRIX. Here is a list
  of important differences:

     Features         Effects or differences on ULTRIX
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     File names       On ULTRIX, file names are case-sensitive---for
                      example, MEMO.TXT and memo.txt are different files. On
                      VMS, file names are not case-sensitive.

     Backup files     If you write a buffer or save a section file to an
                      existing file, EVE first copies the existing file to a
                      backup file before overwriting the existing file. EVE
                      appends a version number to the default name of the
                      backup file that increments with each new backup file.
                      The user can disable the feature, or customize the way
                      EVE creates the backup file spec by using the SET
                      NOFILE BACKUP or SET BACKUP CONTROL STRING commands.
                      VMS has file version numbers that are automatically
                      provided by the file system.

     Buffer names     On ULTRIX, buffer names are case-sensitive---for
                      example, TEMP and temp specify different buffers. EVE
                      system buffers are named in uppercase (for example,
                      MESSAGES, INSERT HERE, $RESTORE$, and so on). On VMS,
                      buffer names are not case-sensitive.

     Journaling       On ULTRIX, buffer-change journal files are created in
                      your current, working directory. Default file type is
                      .tpu_journal. You cannot have two buffer-change
                      journal files of the same name. If there is a
                      MAIN.tpu_journal file from an previous editing
                      session, the MAIN buffer in the current editing
                      session will not be journaled. For more information,
                      see help on Journal Files.

     Wildcards        Default wildcards match the system you are using.
                      Thus, on VMS, the default is SET WILDCARD VMS; on
                      ULTRIX, it is SET WILDCARD ULTRIX. The setting applies
                      only to WILDCARD FIND and SHOW WILDCARDS---it does not
                      affect wildcards in file names, which are determined
                      by the operating system.

     SHELL or DCL     The SHELL and DCL commands are synonyms appropriate to
                      the operating system you are using. Thus, on ULTRIX,
                      you can use SHELL or DCL to execute a command for the
                      command shell (such as ls to get get a list of files).
                      Similarly, on VMS systems, you can use DCL or SHELL to
                      execute a command like as DIRECTORY. For example, the
                      following commands are equivalent---listing in a
                      single column the files in your current, default
                      directory:

                      On ULTRIX          On VMS
                      -----------        --------------------
                      SHELL ls -1        DCL DIRECTORY /COL=1

                      (For more information, see help on the DCL command.)

     CTRL/D exit      On ULTRIX systems, EVE defines CTRL/D (as well as
                      CTRL/Z and F10) as EXIT (ending the editing session).
                      On VMS systems, EVE does not define CTRL/D. Other EVE
                      keys are defined the same on both systems.

     Startup files    On ULTRIX, if you do not specify a command,
                      initialization, or section file, EVE and TPU look for
                      the following default startup files in the order
                      given:

                         Init file ......... ./eve_init.eve
                                   ......... ~./eve_init.eve
                         Command file ...... ./tpu_command.tpu
                         Section file ...... ./tpu_section.tpu_section
                                      ...... /usr/lib/tpu/\
                                      ......      tpu_section.tpu_section

                      Note that on ULTRIX, you cannot define logical names
                      for startup files.

     File defaults    On ULTRIX, if EVE and TPU cannot find the exact file
                      you specify on the shell command line for the section,
                      debug, command, and initialization files, then they
                      will apply one or more VMS-style defaults to your file
                      specification, and look again. No directory defaults
                      will be applied if you specify a directory component.
                      The following are the default file specifications that
                      are applied in the order given:

                         Init file ......... eve_init.eve
                                   ......... ~/
                                   ......... ~/eve_init.eve
                         Debug file .......  tpu_debug.tpu
                                   ......... /usr/lib/tpu/
                                   ......... /usr/lib/tpu/tpu_debug.tpu
                         Command file ...... tpu_command.tpu
                         Section file ...... tpu_section.tpu_section
                                   ......... /usr/lib/tpu/
                                   ......... /usr/lib/tpu/\
                                   ..........      tpu_section.tpu_section

     Options          In invoking EVE, command-line options are positional
                      (they must come before the input files, if any) and do
                      not use an equal sign (=) to distinguish a file
                      associated with an option and the input file or files.
                      For example, the following command invokes EVE using
                      an initialization file named myinit.eve to edit a file
                      named memo.txt:

                         % tpu -i myinit memo.txt

                      For more information, see the EVE Reference Manual or
                      VSI Text Processing Utility Manual.

     DECwindows       On ULTRIX, to invoke EVE with the Motif DECwindows
                      interface, use the dmtpu command.

     SPELL            The SPELL command on ULTRIX does not modify your text,
                      but simply produces a list of any misspelled words in
                      a second window. The SPELL command on VMS lets you
                      modify your text by spawning a subprocess in which you
                      interact with the VMS DECspell utility. When you exit
                      DECspell, your text is modified with the spelling
                      corrections.

     Environment Variables
                      On ULTRIX you can set the EVEKEYPAD environment
                      variable to select an EVE keypad. Valid names are EDT,
                      EVE, NUMERIC, VT100, and WPS. If you do not set the
                      environment variable, the keypad defaults to EVE which
                      gives the VT100 keypad on VT100 terminals or the
                      NUMERIC keypad on VT200 and later terminals.

  If you are accustomed to pressing CTRL/L to refresh (redraw) the screen,
  you can redefine CTRL/L as REFRESH. By default, EVE defines CTRL/W as
  REFRESH and defines CTRL/L as INSERT PAGE BREAK.

  If you are accustomed to the vi editor, you may want to define the ESCAPE
  key or CTRL/[ (left bracket) as DO to emulate vi. However, on VMS systems,
  EVE does not let you define ESCAPE or CTRL/[.

  If you are accustomed to pressing CTRL/Z to exit the editor (ending the
  editing session), you should instead use the CTRL/D key when using
  character cell EVE on ULTRIX. The CTRL/Z key on ULTRIX systems usually
  suspends your process, and turns control over to the shell, requiring you
  to enter the fg (foreground) command to resume editing. EVE defines CTRL/D
  as EXIT on ULTRIX systems to help you avoid this problem. This problem
  does not occur with DECwindows EVE where the CTRL/Z key exits the editor.

  For more information about EVE and TPU, see the EVE Reference Manual and
  VSI Text Processing Utility Manual.

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     | You can create a section file on VMS and use it on ULTRIX (or  |
     | conversely).  However some procedures and key definitions may  |
     | not work or may not work properly if they use system-specific  |
     | features or differences, such as file names and directories.   |
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