MAINEDIT User's Guide, Appendix B

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Table B–1. MAINED Commands

Command Mode
nA	do last command again, count = n, original modifier
QA	do last command again, original count and modifier
+nA	do last command again, count = n, + modifier
Q+A	do last command again, original count, + modifier
-nA	do last command again, count = n, - modifier
-QA	do last command again, original count, - modifier
(- means direction is towards beginning of file)
(+ means direction is towards end of file)
.A	anchor current window
+.A	anchor at bottom
-.A	anchor at top
n.A	anchor, change size to n rows
+n.A	anchor at bottom, change size to n rows
-n.A	anchor at top, change size to n rows
..A	unanchor current window
Q..A	unanchor all windows
Q+..A	unanchor all windows at bottom of screen
Q-..A	unanchor all windows at top of screen
B	break line, remove spaces
nB	break line, indent n spaces
QB	break line, leave spaces
-B	break line, remove spaces, leave cursor
-nB	break line, indent n spaces, leave cursor
-QB	break line, leave spaces, leave cursor
.Bs	edit buffer s, use current window if not on screen
+.Bs	edit buffer s, new window at bottom if not on screen
n.Bs	same as .Bs, except n-row window
+n.Bs	same as +.Bs, except n-row window
-.Bs	edit buffer s, new window at top if not on screen
-n.Bs	same as -.Bs, except n-row window
--{n}.Bs	overlay (n-row) window at top
++{n}.Bs	overlay (n-row) window at bottom
..{n}Bs	edit s, making window 1/mth of screen, where m is the number of windows; but no window is allowed to be smaller than n lines
+..{n}Bs	do a +{n}.B, then make all windows same size
-..{n}Bs	do a -{n}.B, then make all windows same size
Q.Bs	change name of current buffer to s
Q..Bs	change command front end to s
+Q..Bs	change command and view front ends to s
++Q..Bs	change command, view front ends to s for all buffers
-Q..Bs	kill front end s
.B?<eol>	display names of most recently edited buffers
nC[C|W|L|P]	copy n objects at and after current position
QC[C|W|L|P]	copy all objects at and after current position
-nC[C|W|L|P]	copy n objects before current position
-QC[C|W|L|P]	copy all objects before current position
n.C	center n lines at and after current position
Q.C	center all lines at and after current position
CM	push savedMode onto mode stack
nD[C|W|L|P]	delete n objects at and after current position
QD[C|W|L|P]	delete all objects at and after current position
-nD[C|W|L|P]	delete n objects before current position
-QD[C|W|L|P]	delete all objects before current position
(.D copies text into delete buffer, but does not delete it; ..D deletes text, but does not copy it into the delete buffer)
E	escape to caller, if any
QEs	execute module s ($invokeModule)
.E	show name of currently executing module
Q.E	show names of all executing modules
F	prompt to save altered buffers, then continue
+F	change autoSaveLimit (0 means no autoSave reminder)
QF	If a program invoked with QE is running, raise the exception $abortProgramExcpt; otherwise, exit from MAINEDIT, continuation not allowed
-QF	prompt to save altered buffers, then pause
.Fs	edit file s, use current window if not on screen
+.Fs	edit file s, new window at bottom if not on screen
n.Fs	same as .Fs, except n-row window
+n.Fs	same as +.Fs, except n-row window
-.Fs	edit file s, new window at top if not on screen
-n.Fs	same as -.Fs, except n-row window
--{n}.Fs	overlay (n-row) window at top
++{n}.Fs	overlay (n-row) window at bottom
..{n}Fs	edit s, making window 1/mth of screen, where m is the number of windows; but no window is allowed to be smaller than n lines
+..{n}Fs	do a +{n}.F, then make all windows same size
-..{n}Fs	do a -{n}.F, then make all windows same size
Q.Fs	change file name of current buffer to s
.F?<eol>	display names of most recently edited files
G	go to first line of next page
-G	go to first line of previous page
p.lG	go to page p, line l
.G	go to first line of current page
.lG	go to line l of current page
pG	go to first line of page p
+nG	first line of current page + n
-nG	first line of current page - n
n$G	go to absolute line number n
(start G commands with Q to set mark (@ command) before going)
nH	undo previous n changes
QH	undo all changes on current line
-nH	redo next n changes
-QH	redo all changes on current line
I	enter insert mode
1IB	insert a buffer (name is prompted for)
nICc	insert n c's (n required)
QICc	insert c's to right margin
1IF	insert a file (name is prompted for)
nIL	insert n blank lines (n required)
QIL	insert blank lines to end of window
.I	insert blank line, enter insert mode
n.I	insert blank line, indent n spaces, enter insert mode
nJ	join next to current line, n separating spaces
QJ	join next to current line, leave spaces
-nJ	join current to previous line, n separating spaces
-QJ	join current to previous line, leave spaces
.J	fill current paragraph to right margin of window
n.J	fill n lines
+.J	fill and justify to right margin of window
-.J	fill starting at cursor column
Q.J	fill all remaining paragraphs in buffer
.mJ	fill to right margin (justify) in column m
nQ.J	fill next n paragraphs
$.J	fill retaining extra spaces after punctuation
(All J command modifiers may be combined; i.e., nQ+-.m.J means fill next n paragraphs from cursor column, justifying to column m).
nK	delete (kill) n characters at and to right
QK	delete all characters at and to right
-nK	delete n characters to left
-QK	delete all characters to left
.K	prompt to kill each buffer (prompts to save)
Q.K	kill one buffer (prompts for name)
..K	kill a character without copying into delete buffer
nL[C|W|L]	make n objects lower case
QL[C|W|L]	make all objects lower case
nM[C|W|L|P]	move current object n further
QM[C|W|L|P]	move current object to end
-nM[C|W|L|P]	move current object n before current position
-QM[C|W|L|P]	move current object to start
.M[C|W|L]	mark the appropriate delete buffer
0N	refresh message line
nN	refresh n lines at and below in current window
-nN	refresh n lines above in current window
QN	refresh entire screen; adjust screen size if necessary
Q.N	refresh current window
O	enter overstrike mode
nOCc	overstrike n c's (n required)
QOCc	overstrike c's to right margin
.O	set BOOLEAN editor option
-.O	clear BOOLEAN editor option
Q.O	set option globally (if also a local option)
Q-.O	clear option globally (if also a local option)
.O?	show option settings
(use .O optionName value to change the value of non-BOOLEAN options)
P	insert page mark above
Q	emphasize the command
R[C|W|L|P]	recall and insert group of objects
nR[C|W|L|P]	recall and insert n objects
QR[C|W|L|P]	recall and insert all objects to mark
(.R means leave in delete buffer)
RM	pop mode stack into curMode
.RM	set curMode to top of mode stack (not popped)
QRM	set curMode to savedMode
nSc	skip right to nth occurrence of character c
+Sc	skip over c's
-nSc	skip left to nth occurrence of character c
-+Sc	skip left over c's
QnSc	skip down to nth c-line
Q+Sc	skip down to next line not starting with c
-QnSc	skip up to nth c-line
Q+Sc	skip up to next line not starting with c
(a c-line is a line with first visible character equal to c. A <sp>-line is one with no visible characters.)
Ts<eol>	search right and all lines down for s ...
T<eol>	search right and all lines down for last target(s)
nTs<eol>	search right and n-1 lines down for s ...
QTr<eol>s...<eol><eol>	search right and all lines down for r or s or ...
QnTr<eol>s...<eol><eol>	search right and n-1 lines down for r or s or ...
!Ts<eol>	search right and all lines down for pattern s ...
n!Ts<eol>	search right and n-1 lines down for pattern s ...
?!T	display help for pattern searches
(-T searches left and up)
(qualifying T command with $ makes search case-sensitive)
(qualifying T command with + wraps around buffer beginning or end)
(qualifying T command with QQ makes into a line search)
({-}.T is an “identifier” search, i.e., the target cannot be bordered by an alphabetic or digit)
U	same as L, except convert to upper case
V	give character position, prompt for new one
Q..Vs	change view front end to s
W	scroll up 4/5 of a window
nW	scroll up n lines
QW	scroll up all lines
-W	scroll down 4/5 of a window
-nW	scroll down n lines
-QW	scroll down all lines
n.W	move current line to line n from top of window
-n.W	move current line to line n from bottom of window
n..W	set window width to n in all windows
nX	move to column n of window (x-coordinate)
-nX	move to window width - n + 1
QnX	put right margin at column n (from line origin)
-QnX	put left margin at column n (from line origin)
nY	move to row n of window (y-coordinate)
-nY	move to row n of window, count from bottom up
QY	set current window to maximum size
QnY	set number of window rows to n (n = 0 kills window)
+QY	expand window to bottom of screen
+QnY	expand window n rows
-QY	synonym for Q0Y
-QnY	contract window n rows
n.Y	move cursor to nth next window on screen
-n.Y	move cursor to nth previous window on screen
Q.Y	move cursor to bottommost window on screen
-Q.Y	move cursor to topmost window on screen
Z	same as S, except delete skipped objects
(.Z means do not delete, but put into delete buffer; ..Z means delete, but do not put into delete buffer)
n<bs>	move left n columns
Q<bs>	move to left margin
n<tab>	move cursor to nth next tab stop
-n<tab>	move cursor to nth previous tab stop
Q<tab>	set tab stops
n<lf>	move down n rows
Q<lf>	move to last row
<abort>	abort current command, enter command mode
n<eol>	move to left margin of nth next line
-n<eol>	move to left margin of nth previous line
n<sp>	move right n columns
Q<sp>	move to last column (equivalent to Q>)
'n	insert character with decimal code n
'Bn	insert character with binary code n
'Hn	insert character with hexadecimal code n
'On	insert character with octal code n
n(	move left n words
n.(	move to one past end of nth word to left
Q(	move to first visible character of line
n)	move right n words
n.)	move to one past end of (n - 1)st word to right
Q)	move to after end of line
,	invoke named macro
/x.../	define x to be ..., where x is a macro name (... is carried out as it is typed in)
n<	move left n columns
Q<	move to first column
=	show line info
Q=	show buffer info
+Q=	show buffer info with front end info
n>	move right n columns
Q>	move to last column
.@	set mark to current location
@	go to marked location
Q@	set mark, go to previously marked location
n\	move down n rows
Q\	move to bottom row of window
n^	move up n rows
Q^	move to top row of window
n<del>	move left n columns
Q<del>	move to left margin
n.+v<eol>	An := An + v
n.-v<eol>	An := An - v
-n.-v<eol>	An := v - An
n.*v<eol>	An := An * v
n./v<eol>	An := An / v
-n./v<eol>	An := v / An
n.^v<eol>	An := An ^ v (raise An to the power v)
-n.^v<eol>	An := v ^ An (raise v to the power in An)
n._v<eol>	An := v (and set An's format to v's)
n.=	Display value of accumulator n
Q.=	Display value of all active accumulators
Overstrike Mode
<bs>, <del>	move left 1 column, except end of previous line if at left margin
<tab>	overstrike spaces to next tab stop
<lf>	move down 1 row
<eol>	move to left margin of next line
Insert Mode
<bs>	move left 1 column
<tab>	insert spaces to next tab stop
<lf>	move down 1 row
<eol>	break line, move cursor to start of new line
<del>	delete character to left, except join current line to previous line if at left margin (like -QJ command)

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MAINEDIT User's Guide, Appendix B