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IBM System/360 User Manual

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The
DOWN
subcommand moves
the
pointer
a
specified
number
of
lines
down..
relative
to
the
end
of
your
data
set.
For
example,
to
move
the
pointer
so
that
it
refers
to
a
line
located
12
lines
after
the
location
currently
referred
to,
enter:
down
12
The
TOP
subcommand moves
the
pointer
to
the
position
preceding
the
first
line
of
your
data
set.
(For
line
numbered
data
sets,
the
pointer
is
set
to
zero.
If
line
number
zero
exists,
then
line
number
zero
becomes
the
current
line.)
TOP
is
often
used
in
combination
with
the
DOWN
subcommand.
For
example,
if
you
want
the
pointer
to
refer
to
the
third
line
of
your
data
set.
use
the
following
sequence:
top
down 3
The
BOTTOM
subcommand
moves
the
pointer
to
the
last
line
of
the
data
set,.
The
FIND subcommand
moves
the
pointer
to
a
line
that
contains
a
specified
sequence
of
characters.
For
example,
to
move
the
pointer
to
the
line
that
contains
PLACED
BEFORE
ENTRY
enter:
find
xplaced
before
entry
The
"x"
inserted
before
"placed"
is
a
special
delimiter
that
marks
the
beginning
of
the
sequence
of
characters
the
system
has
to
search
for,.
The
special
delimiter
can
be
any
character
other
than
a
number,
apostrophe,
semicolon.
blank,
tab,
comma,.
parenthesis,
asterisk,
or
one
of
the
characters
in
the
sequence
you
want
to
find.
The
special
delimiter
must
be
placed
next
to
the
first
character
of
the
sequence
you
want
to
find.
Any
blanks
inserted
between
the
special
delimiter
and
the
first
character
are
considered
to
be
part
of
the
sequence
of
characters.
An
alternate
method
for
specifying
the
sequence
of
characters
fOr
FIND
is
quoted-string
notation.
With
this
method,
the
specified
sequence
must
start
and
end
with
an
apostrophe.
If
an
apostrophe
is
one
of
the
characters
in
the
specified
sequence,
you
must
enter
two
apostrophes
for
the
single
apostrophe
in
the
specified
sequence.
For
example.
to
find
the
character
sequence:
single
'quote'
using
quoted-string
notation,
enter:
FIND
'single
"quote'"
If
you
prefer,
you
can
have
the
system
search
for
the
sequence
of
characters
starting
at
the
same
column
of
each
line.
For
example,
if
you
want
to
search
for
PLACED
BEFORE
ENTRY
in
column
seven
of
each
line,
enter:
find
xplaced
before
entry
x7
or
find
"placed
before
entry
• 7
Note
that
the
same
special
delimiter
or
apostrophe
used
at
the
beginning
of
the
sequence
of
characters
must
also
precede
the
column
number.
Entering
and
Manipulating
Data
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ModelSystem/360
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