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
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CTRL/J or F13 CTRL/J or COMMA (on keypad)
Related topics:
ERASE LINE ERASE PREVIOUS WORD RESTORE RESTORE WORD