HP NonStop G-Series - Manual (Page 321)

Recovery Procedures
EDIT VS Error Recovery Procedures
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6. Now type:
*XVS : ZZVSnnn :
where ZZVSnnn is the name of the recovery file.
7. The following message appears on the screen. Reply yes.
DATA IN RECOVERY FILE IS FOR LINES nn TO nn
OF EDIT FILE $WORK.FICTION.MYFILE
--WARNING--CURRENT FILE IS $WORK.FICTION.SAVE
SHALL I CONTINUE (Y?N)? yes
Check this EDIT file.
If this EDIT file contains the 24 lines of text that were on the screen
prior to the error, then the recovery file is correct. Press
SF16 (EXIT).
Then go to Step 8.
If this EDIT file does not contain the correct text (for example, is
nothing but blank lines), you cannot use it to recover. Go to Step 13,
follow those instructions, then manually correct your EDIT file.
8. If the original error message was a numbering error or if you have
renumbered the EDIT file that was current when the error occurred, go
to Step 9. Otherwise, go to Step 13.
9. Press HOME to place the cursor in the upper left-hand corner of the
screen. Then press SF6 (DELETE AND SAVE BLOCK) to delete and
save this screen of text.
10. Press SF7 (RETRIEVE BLOCK) to retrieve the deleted block of text.
11. Press SF16 (EXIT) to exit EDIT VS.
12. At the asterisk prompt, renumber all the lines in the file by typing: