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EVE SET_FIND_WHITESPACE — VMS 5.4

 SET FIND WHITESPACE

 Sets FIND and WILDCARD FIND to treat spaces, tabs, and up to one line
 break as "whitespace." Thus, you can search for a string of two or more
 words whether they are separated by any number of spaces or tabs or by a
 line break.

 Example:

    The following commands find "Mark Twain" whether the words are
    separated by spaces or tabs, or if "Mark" is at the end of a line and
    "Twain" is at the start of the next line:

       Command: SET FIND WHITESPACE
       Command: FIND mark twain

 Usage notes:

 o  Default is SET FIND NOWHITESPACE---that is, EVE matches spaces and tabs
    in the search string exactly, and search strings do not span a line
    break.

 o  The setting applies in all buffers, but is not saved in a section file
    or command file.  If you want SET FIND WHITESPACE for future editing
    sessions, put that command in an initialization file (typically,
    EVE$INIT.EVE).

 o  You can also search across whitespace by using WILDCARD FIND,
    regardless of the setting.  For example, with VMS wildcards, use ** (to
    match any amount of text, crossing lines) or \W (to match whitespace).

 Related topics:

    FIND     SET FIND NOWHITESPACE     WILDCARD FIND

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