HP NonStop G-Series - Manual (Page 68)

The NUMBER Command: Renumbering Lines
Revising Text in Your File
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The NUMBER command renumbers the lines of your file, then returns the
asterisk prompt. It does not automatically list the renumbered text each
time you give a NUMBER command. If you want to list the text, you must
use the LIST command:
*LIST ALL
1 Jack and Jill
2 went up a hill
3 To fetch a pail
4 of water.
5 Jack fell down and
6 broke his crown
7 And Jill came
8 tumbling after.
9 Jack and Jill
10 went up a hill
11 To fetch a pail
12 of water.
13 Jack and Jill
14 Jack and Jill
15 Jack and Jill
16 One shoe on and
17 one shoe off,
*
Notice that the NUMBER command reassigned line numbers. It did not
change the order in which the lines occur.