<html><head><meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark"></head><body><pre style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">         Parameters: 
   [col#[end#]] /string1/string2 [/[GLOBAL][DEL][VER][#lines[#subs]]]
   (MATCH patterns -  :L=locate  :C=change  ::=ellipsis  :#=auto#)
  
 changes  the  first occurrence of the character string "string1"
 to "string2" in "#lines" lines, beginning with the current line.
 The strings must be delimited by slashes or some other character
 not occurring in the strings themselves.  If the second slash is
 omitted, "string2" is assumed to be null, and if the third slash
 is omitted, "string2" is assumed to extend to the last non-blank
 character in the command line.  The third slash must be given if
 options are specified. 
 If both strings are omitted, the  previous  change  strings  are
 used again. 
  
 The search for "string1" begins in column 1 of the line and ends
 at the line length, unless the range of column numbers "col#" to
 "end#" is  specified  (no space preceding "col#").  If "end#" is
 omitted, the remainder of the  line  is  searched.    Each  line
 changed  is  printed  unless the VERIFY switch is set to "NO" or
 the "V" option is used. 
  
 The "Change-String" command has the following options which  may
 be entered in any order: 
  
 GLOBAL - (or "G") (meaning global within each line)  applies the
      change to all occurrences of "string1" in as many lines  as
      specified by "#lines". 
 DELETE - (or "D") deletes the remainder of a line after the last
      change on the line. 
 VERIFY - (or "V") alters the setting of the VERIFY switch (refer
      to the "Alter" command) for the duration of the command. 
 #lines [#subs] -  requests  "#subs" substitutions in each of the
      next "#lines" lines; defaults to 1 for 1  line  only.    An
      asterisk (*) signifies all remaining lines. 
  
 MATCH Patterns
  
 The    "Change-String"    command    recognizes   some   special
 character-matching patterns in "string1" and "string2".    These
 patterns  each  consist of two characters - the MATCH character,
 initially a colon (:), and a pattern name  character.    Pattern
 name characters may be given in either upper or lower case: 
  
 L - (pattern ":L")  is replaced by the "locate" string, that is,
      the last string given on a "Locate-String" or "Find-String"
      command. 
 C - (pattern ":C") is replaced in  "string1"  by  the  value  of
      "string1" given  in  the  last "Change-String" command.  In
      "string2",  it  is  replaced  by  the  current   value   of
      "string1". 
 MATCH - (pattern "::")   The  MATCH  character  appearing  twice
      indicates ellipsis.    This  will  match   zero   or   more
      characters  between  other  characters  given in "string1".
      Ellipsis is not recognized in "string2". 
 # - (pattern ":#") is replaced by the current value of the  AUTO
      number  (refer  to the "Set-Option" command), which is then
      incremented for each occurrence of the pattern. 
  
 Patterns are matched in a line of text from left to right.   For
 a GLOBAL change, patterns in "string1" are substituted only once
 (except   for  ellipsis),  whereas  patterns  in  "string2"  are
 substituted for each occurrence of "string1" found. 
  
  
  
 MATCH-pattern substitution can be modified or disabled with  the
 "Set-Option" command. 
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