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EVE REPEAT — VMS 5.4

 REPEAT

 Repeats the next command or keystroke as often as you specify, without
 your having to retype it.

 Example:

    The following commands erase ten words, starting with the current word:

       Command: REPEAT 10
       Command: ERASE WORD

 Usage notes:

 o  The repeat count must be greater than 1.  To repeat the last command
    you typed, simply press DO twice.

 o  Using the EDT or WPS keypad, you can specify repeat counts by pressing
    the GOLD key (usually PF1) and then typing a number.  For example,
    GOLD-5 repeats the next key or command five times.

 o  To cancel a pending repeat count, use RESET (GOLD-SELECT).

 o  To halt a repeating operation, press CTRL/C.  However, if you are using
    keystroke journaling (instead of buffer-change journaling), CTRL/C is
    not recorded in the keystroke journal file.  If you use CTRL/C, you
    should immediately exit, to save your edits.  Otherwise, if the system
    fails, you may not be able to recover your work.  This restriction does
    not apply with buffer-change journaling, which is the EVE default.

 Related topics:

    DO      RECALL      RESET

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