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EVE ERASE_WORD — VMS 5.1-B

 ERASE WORD

 Erases all of the current word or all of the next word, depending on your
 cursor position.

 Steps:

    1.  Put the cursor anywhere on the word you want to erase.

    2.  Use the ERASE WORD command or press CTRL/J.  (See key list below.)

 Example:

    The following shows the effects of ERASE WORD with different cursor
    positions on a 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,
         erases "tell" and the trailing spaces or tabs.

    (2)  Between words, erases the next word -- in this case, erases
         "times" and the trailing spaces or tabs.

    (3)  At the end of a line, erases the carriage return; the next line
         (if any) moves up.  This is useful to form paragraphs for FILL
         commands.

 o  To reinsert what you erased, use the RESTORE WORD command.

 o  In editing a command line, a key defined as ERASE WORD works like ERASE
    PREVIOUS WORD -- if you are between words, you erase the word left of
    the cursor.  See help on Editing Command Lines.

 Keys:  The following keys are each defined as ERASE WORD:

        EVE Default       VT100 Keypad
        ---------------------------------------------
        CTRL/J or F13     CTRL/J or COMMA (on keypad)

 Related topics:

    ERASE LINE    ERASE PREVIOUS WORD    RESTORE    RESTORE WORD

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