SOS COMMAND REFERENCE
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SOS ADDLINE - add blank line after focus line
- Syntax:
- SOS ADDline
- Description:
- The SOS ADDLINE command inserts a blank line in the file following the focus line. The cursor is placed in the column under the first non-blank in the focus line.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: Compatible.
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- See Also:
- SOS LINEADD, SOS DELLINE
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS BOTTOMEDGE - move cursor to bottom edge of FILEAREA
- Syntax:
- SOS BOTTOMEdge
- Description:
- The SOS BOTTOMEDGE command moves the cursor to the last enterable line in the FILEAREA or PREFIX area. If the cursor is on the command line, the cursor moves to the first enterable line of the FILEAREA .
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Comaptible.
- See Also:
- SOS TOPEDGE
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS CURRENT - move cursor to current line
- Syntax:
- SOS CURRent
- Description:
- The SOS CURRENT command moves the cursor to the current column of the cursor line from any window.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS CURSORADJ - move first non-blank character to cursor
- Syntax:
- SOS CURSORAdj
- Description:
- The SOS CURSORADJ command moves text in the focus line so that the first non-blank character appears under the cursor position.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS DELBACK - delete the character to the left of the cursor
- Syntax:
- SOS DELBAck
- Description:
- The SOS DELBACK command moves the cursor one character to the left and deletes the character now under the cursor.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- See Also:
- SOS DELCHAR
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS DELCHAR - delete character under cursor
- Syntax:
- SOS DELChar
- Description:
- The SOS DELCHAR command deletes the character under the cursor. Text to the right is shifted to the left.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- See Also:
- SOS DELBACK
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS DELEND - delete to end of line
- Syntax:
- SOS DELEnd
- Description:
- The SOS DELEND command deletes all characters from the current column to the end of line.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS DELLINE - delete focus line
- Syntax:
- SOS DELLine
- Description:
- The SOS DELLINE command deletes the focus line .
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: Compatible.
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- See Also:
- SOS LINEDEL, SOS ADDLINE
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS DELWORD - delete word at or right of cursor
- Syntax:
- SOS DELWord
- Description:
- The SOS DELWORD command deletes the word at or to the right of the current cursor position and any spaces following the word.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS DOPREFIX - execute any pending prefix commands
- Syntax:
- SOS DOPREfix
- Description:
- The SOS DOPREFIX command executes any pending prefix commands.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS EDIT - edit a file from directory list
- Syntax:
- SOS EDIT
- Description:
- The SOS EDIT command allows the user to edit a file, chosen from a directory list (the file DIR.DIR).
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible with default definition for Alt-X key.
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS ENDCHAR - move cursor to end of focus line
- Syntax:
- SOS ENDChar
- Description:
- The SOS ENDCHAR command moves the cursor to the position after the last character displayed in the current window.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- See Also:
- SOS STARTENDCHAR
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS EXECUTE - move cursor to command line and execute command
- Syntax:
- SOS EXecute
- Description:
- The SOS EXECUTE command moves the cursor to the command line and executes any command that is displayed there.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS FIRSTCHAR - move cursor to first non-blank of field
- Syntax:
- SOS FIRSTCHar
- Description:
- The SOS FIRSTCHAR command moves the cursor to the first non-blank character of the cursor field
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible
- See Also:
- SOS FIRSTCOL
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS FIRSTCOL - move cursor to first column of field
- Syntax:
- SOS FIRSTCOl
- Description:
- The SOS FIRSTCOL command moves the cursor to the first column of the cursor field .
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible
- See Also:
- SOS FIRSTCHAR, SOS LASTCOL
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS LASTCOL - move cursor to last column of field
- Syntax:
- SOS LASTCOl
- Description:
- The SOS LASTCOL command moves the cursor to the last column of the cursor field .
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: N/A
- See Also:
- SOS FIRSTCOL
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS LEFTEDGE - move cursor to left edge of window
- Syntax:
- SOS LEFTEdge
- Description:
- The SOS LEFTEDGE command moves the cursor to the leftmost edge of the filearea if not on the command line or to the leftmost edge of the command line if on the command line .
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible
- See Also:
- SOS RIGHTEDGE, SOS PREFIX
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS LINEADD - add blank line after focus line
- Syntax:
- SOS LINEAdd
- Description:
- The SOS LINEADD command inserts a blank line in the file following the focus line . The cursor is placed in the column under the first non-blank in the focus line .
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: Compatible.
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- See Also:
- SOS ADDLINE, SOS LINEDEL
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS LINEDEL - delete focus line
- Syntax:
- SOS LINEDel
- Description:
- The SOS LINEDEL command deletes the focus line .
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: Compatible.
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- See Also:
- SOS DELLINE, SOS LINEADD
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS MAKECURR - make focus line the current line
- Syntax:
- SOS MAKECURR
- Description:
- The SOS MAKECURR command set the current line to the focus line .
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS MARGINL - move cursor to the left margin column
- Syntax:
- SOS MARGINL
- Description:
- The SOS MARGINL command moves the cursor to the left margin column.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- Although, when issued from the command line, nothing
- happens.
- See Also:
- SOS MARGINR
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS MARGINR - move cursor to the right margin column
- Syntax:
- SOS MARGINR
- Description:
- The SOS MARGINR command moves the cursor to the right margin column.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- Although, when issued from the command line, nothing
- happens.
- See Also:
- SOS MARGINL
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS PARINDENT - move cursor to the paragraph indent column
- Syntax:
- SOS PARINDent
- Description:
- The SOS PARINDENT command moves the cursor to the paragraph indent column.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- Although, when issued from the command line, nothing
- happens.
- Status:
- Complete
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SOS PREFIX - move cursor to leftmost edge of prefix area
- Syntax:
- SOS PREfix
- Description:
- The SOS PREFIX command moves the cursor to the rightmost edge of the prefix area .
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible
- See Also:
- SOS LEFTEDGE, SOS RIGHTEDGE
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS QCMND - move cursor to command line and clear
- Syntax:
- SOS QCmnd
- Description:
- The SOS QCMND command moves the cursor to the first column of the command line and clears it.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible
- See Also:
- SOS EXECUTE
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS RIGHTEDGE - move cursor to right edge of window
- Syntax:
- SOS RIGHTEdge
- Description:
- The SOS RIGHTEDGE command moves the cursor to the rightmost edge of the filearea if not on the command line or to the rightmost edge of the command line if on the command line .
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible
- See Also:
- SOS LEFTEDGE, SOS PREFIX
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS STARTENDCHAR - move cursor to end/start of focus line
- Syntax:
- SOS STARTENDChar
- Description:
- The SOS STARTENDCHAR command moves the cursor to the first character displayed in the cursor field , if the cursor is after the last character displayed in the cursor field , or to the position after the last character displayed in the cursor field , if the cursor is anywhere else.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: N/A
- See Also:
- SOS ENDCHAR
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS TABB - move cursor to previous tab stop
- Syntax:
- SOS TABB
- Description:
- The SOS TABB command causes the cursor to move to the previous tab column as set by the SET TABS command. If the resulting column is beyond the left hand edge of the main window, the window will scroll half a window.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: Does not allow arguments.
- KEDIT: Compatible. See below.
- Does not line tab to next line if before the left hand tab column.
- See Also:
- SET TABS, SOS TABF
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS TABF - move cursor to next tab stop
- Syntax:
- SOS TABf
- Description:
- The SOS TABF command causes the cursor to move to the next tab column as set by the SET TABS command. If the resulting column is beyond the right hand edge of the main window, the window will scroll half a window.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: Does not allow arguments.
- KEDIT: Compatible. See below.
- Does not line tab to next line if after the right hand tab column.
- See Also:
- SET TABS, SOS TABB
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS TABFIELDB - move cursor to previous enterable field
- Syntax:
- SOS TABFIELDB
- Description:
- The SOS TABFIELDB command causes the cursor to move to the first column of the current enterable field. If the cursor is already in the first column of the current field the cursor moves to the first column of the previous enterable field on the screen. This command is intended to mimic the behavior of the SHIFT-TAB key on a 3270 terminal.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- See Also:
- SOS TABFIELDF
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS TABFIELDF - move cursor to next enterable field
- Syntax:
- SOS TABFIELDf
- Description:
- The SOS TABFIELDF command causes the cursor to move to the next enterable field on the screen. This command is intended to mimic the behavior of the TAB key on a 3270 terminal.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- See Also:
- SOS TABFIELDB
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS TABWORDB - move cursor to beginning of previous word
- Syntax:
- SOS TABWORDB
- Description:
- The SOS TABWORDB command causes the cursor to move to the first character of the word to the left or to the start of the line if no more words precede. If the resulting column is beyond the left hand edge of the filearea , the window will scroll half a window.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- See Also:
- SOS TABWORDF
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS TABWORDF - move cursor to start of next word
- Syntax:
- SOS TABWORDf
- Description:
- The SOS TABWORDF command causes the cursor to move to the first character of the next word to the right or to the end of the line if no more words follow. If the resulting column is beyond the right hand edge of the filearea , the window will scroll half a window.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- See Also:
- SOS TABWORDB
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS TOPEDGE - move cursor to top edge of filearea
- Syntax:
- SOS TOPEdge
- Description:
- The SOS TOPEDGE command moves the cursor to the first enterable line in the filearea or prefix area . If the cursor is on the command line , the cursor moves to the first enterable line of the filearea .
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Comaptible.
- See Also:
- SOS BOTTOMEDGE
- Status:
- Complete.
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SOS UNDO - undo changes to the current line
- Syntax:
- SOS UNDO
- Description:
- The SOS UNDO command causes the contents of the focus line (or the command line ) to be reset to the contents before the cursor was positioned there.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: N/A
- KEDIT: Compatible.
- Status:
- Complete.
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