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166 MS-DOS User's Reference
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Search
Purpose: i^J
Searches a range of lines for a string of text.
Syntax: t)
[line]lline][?]stext
Comments: t)
The first and second line options specify the range of lines for
edlin to search. You end the text option by pressing the return
key. Edlin displays the first line that matches the string; that line {^J
then becomes the current line. Unless you type the question mark
(?) option, the S (search) command ends when it finds the first
match. If edlin cannot find a line with a match, it displays the < \
message "Not found." ^^
If you include the question mark option (?), edlin displays the
first line with matching text and prompts you with the message t j
"O.K.?". If you press either F (Yes) or the return key, this line ^^
becomes the current line and the search ends. If you press any
other key, the search continues until another match is found, or , .
until all lines have been searched. (The search ends when edlin w'
displays the "Not found" message.)
If you don't type the first line number, edlin defaults to the line , \
after the current line; if you don't type the second line number, it ^-^
defaults to # (the line after the last line of the file).
If you omit the text option, edlin uses the text from the previous i \
S or R (replace) command. If this is the first S or R command you ^—
have used during the current session, and you have not specified
a search string, the S command ends immediately.
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