Deleting a line of text from the text buffer, Inserting a line of text into the text buffer, Editing a line name of text in the text buffer – Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router User Manual

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Editing Text Files

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Deleting a Line of Text from the Text Buffer

You can use the

command to delete a specific line in the text buffer. To use this

command, enter

, followed by line number of the line of text you want delete, which is

shown by the

command. For example, to delete the third line of text in the text buffer,

enter

db 3

at the system prompt.

Enter the

command again to view the contents of the buffer. Note that the text that

appeared at line 3 has been deleted.

Inserting a Line of Text into the Text Buffer

You can use the

command to insert a line of text between two existing lines in the buffer.

To use this command, enter

, followed by the number of the line where you want the new

text to appear. For example, if you want to add the text,

atm_use_mbus=3

, between lines

and

in the buffer, enter

ib 1

at the system prompt. The following screen will be displayed:

01:

Enter the line of text,

atm_use_mbus=3

At the system prompt, enter the

command to view the contents of the buffer. If the origi-

nal text buffer looked like this,

00: cmDoDump=1
01: cmInit

the revised text buffer, with the inserted text, will now appear as follows:

00: cmDoDump=1
01: atm_use_mbus=3
02: cmInit

Editing a Line Name of Text in the Text Buffer

You can use the

command to edit an existing line of text in the buffer. To use this

command, enter

, followed by the line number of the text you want to edit. For example, if

you want to edit the text at line 01, enter

eb 1

at the system prompt. The following screen will be displayed:

01:

Enter the text as you want it to appear and press

Enter the

command again to list the contents of the text buffer. Note that the buffer now

reflects the edited line of text.