HP NonStop G-Series - Manual (Page 39)

The ADD Command: Adding Text to Your File
Adding and Displaying Text
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The numbering of the previous ADD command uses whole numbers, and
the last line of new text is line number 45. Therefore, the command:
*ADD
55 Stole a pig
65 And away he run.
75 Tom, Tom,
85 And far away."
95 //
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Line number 85 is both
the last line of new text
and the current line.
starts adding text at line 55.
You can use a decimal line number to add lines between existing lines of
text. The command:
*ADD 75.1
75.1 The piper's son
75.2 Are "Over the hills
75.3 //
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causes EDIT to use a decimal numbering system based on .1.
If, again, you want to insert text lines into the file at line 75.1, EDIT notes
that text already exists there by returning that line number and its text.
EDIT then provides you with the next available line:
*ADD 75.1
75.1 The piper's son
75.11 He learned to play
75.12 When he was young;
75.13 //
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