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EVE ERASE_WORD — VMS 5.0

 ERASE WORD

 Erases all of the word that the cursor is on or all of the next word.

 For example, if you are editing the following line:

    What I tell you three times is true.
           | |           |              |
           [1]          [2]            [3]

    [1]  If you are on a word, erases all of that word -- in this case,
         "tell" and the trailing spaces.

    [2]  Between words, erases the next word -- in this case, "times" and
         the trailing spaces.

    [3]  At the end of a line, erases only the carriage return for that
         line; the next line (if any) moves up.  This is useful to erase
         blank lines to form paragraphs for FILL.

 To put back what you erased, use RESTORE WORD.

 Keys:  EVE defines F13 and CTRL/J as ERASE WORD.  The VT100 keypad defines
        CTRL/J and COMMA (on the keypad).

 Related topics:

    ERASE LINE   ERASE PREVIOUS WORD   RESTORE   RESTORE WORD

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