HP NonStop G-Series - Manual (Page 231)

Column-Range Parameter
Range Summary
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How to Use the Column-
Range Parameter
You can use the column-range independently and also as an option
within the string-range-list parameter. When you give a left column
number and a right column number, the right column number must be
equal to or greater than the left column number (for example, 5:5 is
valid, FIRST:LAST is valid, 15:7 is not valid). If you only specify a left
column number, string must begin in that column; if you specify a left
and right column number, string must be within the boundaries of the
column.
If you want to pinpoint a column number (for example, to determine
the column where a particular string begins within a file), use the LIST
COL command with a line range. LIST COL tells EDIT to list one or
more lines while supplying a column number template above each
displayed line. (See “LIST Command” in Section 4 for additional
information.)
Examples
The current EDIT file for the following examples is:
6 As I was going to St. Ives
7 I met a man with seven wives
8 Each wife had seven sacks
9 Each sack had seven cats
10 Each cat had seven kits
11 Kits, cats, sacks, and wives
12 How many were going to St. Ives?
1. The command:
*LIST "seven" COL 18:LAST
7 I met a man with seven wives
*
lists all lines that contain the string seven between columns 18 and the
last nonblank column.