EVE is a text editor which allows you to create and modify files on TTUMIS.
You can enter EVE by opening a file. Let's open a file called sample.txt.
After doing this, your screen should look something like the following:
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|__Buffer:__SAMPLE.TXT_______________________Write___Insert__Forward_|
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| Editing new file. Could not find: SAMPLE.TXT |
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The [End of file] marker is not part of your file; it is visible only on your screen and moves down as you add text to your file. The first line at the bottom of your screen provides information about the file you are editing. The second line, in the message window, indicates that EVE looked for a file called sample.txt and didn't find one.
Now that we have opened a file, let's type the following text. It is not necessary to press return at the end of each line; EVE will automatically wrap the text to the beginning of a new line.
Type:
This is an introduction to using the EVE editor. When
you finish entering this text, you will save it by using
the keypad located to the right of the main keyboard.
Exit and save this file using the following steps:
(Note: If pressing GOLD 7 does not give a Command: prompt, contact Academic Computing Support for help updating your terminal emulation package. Exit EVE by pressing [CTRL-Z] , which is equivalent to the above method).
You have a personal directory that lists all of your files. Let's check to see if your file is really there. Follow the steps below:
You will see the sample.txt file listed and a line telling you how many files are in your directory.
Let's edit your file again, so you can learn about using HELP and other EVE commands.
The HELP command can be used to obtain more information about using EVE. To see a list of available commands, follow the steps below:
To use an EVE command, type that command at the Command: prompt. For example, to center a line of text, do the following:
You can abbreviate EVE commands (e.g. cen l instead of center line). See the end of this document for a list of commonly used EVE commands.
In addition to typing commands, you can also use the keypad. To see the function of each key displayed on your screen, follow the steps below:
To exit EVE without saving the changes you have made, follow the steps listed below:
If you would like to learn more, an advanced guide to using EVE is also available. It will show you how to define your own keys and write short procedures to customize EVE.
Listed below are some of the commands you can type at the Command: prompt; EDT keypad equivalents are in parentheses.
CURSOR MOVEMENT
top (GOLD-5) - Move to top of file.
bottom (GOLD-4) - Move to bottom of file.
forward (4) - Set forward direction.
reverse (5) - Set reverse direction.
end of line (2)
shift right N - Shift right N columns.
shift left N - Shift left N columns.
line N - Move to line N.
CUT, PASTE & DELETE
copy - Copy selected text to buffer.
cut (6) - Cut selected text to buffer.
erase line (PF4) - Erase to end of current line.
paste (GOLD-6) - Paste buffer.
select (.) - Select (use arrow keys).
select all - Select entire text.
set box select - Make box behavior active.
SEARCH & REPLACE
find (GOLD-PF3) - Find specified string of text.
find next (PF3) - Find next occurrence.
replace STR1 STR2 - Replace STR1 by STR2.
wildcard find - Use VMS or Ultrix wildcards
in search string.
EXIT
exit - Exit with save.
quit - Exit without save.
MULTIPLE WINDOWS
two windows - Make two windows.
next window - Move to next window.
one window - Make one window.
MISCELLANEOUS
change mode - Toggle between insert and overstrike mode.
include - Include specified file at current cursor position.
write - Save without exiting.
FORMATTING
fill (GOLD-8) - Reformat selected text to fill current margin settings.
set left margin N - Set left margin to begin in column N.
set right margin N - Set right margin to being in column N.
The following layout is for VT100s and Rainbow 100s only. The illustration represents the special functions available through EVE's EDT-like keypad.
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| PF1 | PF2 / |PF3 * | PF4 - |
| | | FNDNXT| DEL L |
| GOLD | HELP | | |
|___________|___________|______FIND_|_____UND_L_|
| 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| PAGE | SECT | APPEND| DEL W |
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|__COMMAND__|______FILL_|____REPLACE|____UND_W__|
| 4 | 5 | 6 | , |
| ADVANCE | BACKUP| CUT | DEL C |
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|___BOTTOM__|______TOP__|_____PASTE_|_____UND_C_|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Enter |
| WORD | EOL | CHAR | ENTER |
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|_CHNGCASE__|____DEL_EOL|____SPECINS|___________|
| 0 | . | |
| LINE | SELECT | |
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|_______OPEN_LINE_______|____RESET__|____SUBS___|