HP NonStop G-Series - Manual (Page 143)

GET Command
EDIT Command Summary
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Adding All or Part of an EDIT File to the Current File
1. If the current file is RHYME, the command:
*GET JACK 10/20 TO LAST
LAST NEW LINE IS 916 <- 20
CURRENT FILE IS $WORK.FICTION.RHYME
*
copies lines 10 through 20 of JACK to the last line of RHYME.
The message:
LAST NEW LINE IS 916 <- 20
tells you that:
Line number 20 from JACK is the last line added to RHYME
Line number 20 from JACK is now line number 916 in RHYME
2. If the current file is RHYME, the command:
*GET JILL 50.1/60 TO 1000.1
LAST NEW LINE IS 1021.1 <- 60
CURRENT FILE IS $WORK.FICTION.RHYME
*
copies lines 50.1 through 60 of JILL into RHYME starting at line 1000.1.
The message:
LAST NEW LINE IS 1021.1 <- 60