Qualifiers

 

/COMMAND
      /COMMAND[=file-name]
      /NOCOMMAND

   Determines whether or not EDT uses a startup command file. The
   /COMMAND file qualifier should be followed by an equal sign (=)
   and the specification of the command file. The default file type
   for command files is EDT. No wildcard characters are allowed in
   the file specification.

   The following command line invokes EDT to edit a file named
   MEMO.DAT and specifies that EDT use a startup command file named
   XEDTINI.EDT:

   $ EDIT/COMMAND=XEDTINI.EDT MEMO.DAT

   If you do not include the /COMMAND=command file qualifier,
   EDT looks for the EDTSYS logical name assignment. If EDTSYS
   is not defined, EDT processes the systemwide startup command
   file SYS$LIBRARY:EDTSYS.EDT. If this file does not exist, EDT
   looks for the EDTINI logical name assignment. If EDTINI is not
   defined, EDT looks for the file named EDTINI.EDT in your default
   directory. If none of these files exists, EDT begins your editing
   session in the default state.

   To prevent EDT from processing either the systemwide startup
   command file or the EDTINI.EDT file in your default directory,
   use the /NOCOMMAND qualifier as follows:

   $ EDIT/NOCOMMAND MEMO.DAT
 

/CREATE
      /CREATE (default)
      /NOCREATE

   Controls whether EDT creates a new file when the specified input
   file is not found.

   Normally, EDT creates a new file to match the input file
   specification if it cannot find the requested file name in the
   specified directory. When you use the /NOCREATE qualifier in the
   EDT command line and type a specification for a file that does
   not exist, EDT displays an error message and returns to the DCL
   command level as follows:

   $ EDIT/NOCREATE NEWFILE.DAT
   Input file does not exist
   $
 

/JOURNAL
      /JOURNAL[=journal-file]
      /NOJOURNAL

   Determines whether EDT keeps a journal during your editing
   session. A journal contains a record of the keystrokes you enter
   during an editing session. The default file name for the journal
   is the same as the input file name. The default file type is
   JOU. The /JOURNAL qualifier enables you to use a different file
   specification for the journal.

   The following command line invokes EDT to edit a file named
   MEMO.DAT and specifies the name SAVE.JOU for the journal:

   $ EDIT/JOURNAL=SAVE MEMO.DAT

   If you are editing a file from another directory and want the
   journal to be located in that directory, you must use the
   /JOURNAL qualifier with a file specification that includes the
   directory name. Otherwise, EDT creates the journal in the default
   directory.

   The directory that is to contain the journal should not be write-
   protected.

   To prevent EDT from keeping a record of your editing session, use
   the /NOJOURNAL qualifier in the EDT command line as follows:

   $ EDIT/NOJOURNAL MEMO.DAT

   Once you have created a journal, enter the EDT/RECOVER command to
   execute the commands in the journal. No wildcard characters are
   allowed in the file specification.
 

/OUTPUT
      /OUTPUT=output-file
      /NOOUTPUT

   Determines whether EDT creates an output file at the end of
   your editing session. The default file specification for both
   the input file and the output file is the same. Use the /OUTPUT
   qualifier to give the output file a different file specification
   from the input file.

   The following command line invokes EDT to edit a file named
   MEMO.DAT and gives the resulting output file the name OUTMEM.DAT:

   $ EDIT/OUTPUT=OUTMEM.DAT MEMO.DAT

   You can include directory information as part of your output file
   specification to send output to another directory as follows:

   $ EDIT/OUTPUT=[BARRETT.MAIL]MEMO.DAT MEMO.DAT

   The /NOOUTPUT qualifier suppresses the creation of an output
   file, but not the creation of a journal. If you decide that you
   do not want an output file, you can use the /NOOUTPUT qualifier
   as follows:

   $ EDIT/NOOUTPUT MEMO.DAT

   A system interruption does not prevent you from re-creating your
   editing session because a journal is still being maintained. To
   save your editing session, even when you specify /NOOUTPUT, use
   the line mode command WRITE to put the text in an external file
   before you end the session.

   No wildcard characters are allowed in the file specification.
 

/READ_ONLY
      /READ_ONLY
      /NOREAD_ONLY (default)

   Determines whether EDT keeps a journal and creates an output
   file. With the /NOREAD_ONLY qualifier, EDT maintains the journal
   and creates an output file when it processes the line mode
   command EXIT. Using the /READ_ONLY qualifier has the same effect
   as specifying both the /NOJOURNAL and /NOOUTPUT qualifiers.

   The following command line invokes EDT to edit a file named
   CALENDAR.DAT, but does not create a journal or an output file:

   $ EDIT/READ_ONLY CALENDAR.DAT

   Use the /READ_ONLY qualifier when you are searching a file and do
   not intend to make any changes to it. To modify the file, use the
   line mode command WRITE to save your changes. Remember, however,
   that you have no journal.
 

/RECOVER
      /RECOVER
      /NORECOVER (default)

   Determines whether EDT reads a journal at the start of the
   editing session.

   When you use the /RECOVER qualifier, EDT reads the appropriate
   journal and processes whatever commands it contains. The
   appropriate syntax is as follows:

   $ EDIT/RECOVER MEMO.DAT

   If the journal file type is not JOU or the file name is not the
   same as the input file name, you must include both the /JOURNAL
   qualifier and the /RECOVER qualifier as follows:

   $ EDIT/RECOVER/JOURNAL=SAVE.XXX MEMO.DAT

   Because the /NORECOVER qualifier is the default for EDT, you do
   not need to specify it in a command line.