WILDCARD FIND

 Searches for a pattern of text by using wildcards (sometimes called "meta-
 characters"), and highlights the found text.

 You can use VMS- or ULTRIX-style wildcards, depending on your setting.
 Default is SET WILDCARD VMS.  For a list of the available wildcards, use
 SHOW WILDCARDS.

 Key:  EVE defines GOLD-FIND on the mini keypad as WILDCARD FIND.

 Steps:

    1.  Use WILDCARD FIND or press GOLD-FIND.

    2.  Type the pattern you want to find (see examples below).

 Examples (mainly VMS-style wildcards):

    Pattern       Matches...
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    b%t           B or b, followed by any single character and a T or t, as
                  in "batter," "bite," "butter," "rabbit," and "robot." The
                  percent sign (%) matches any single character on a line
                  ULTRIX equivalent is the period---for example, b.t.

    b*t           B or b, followed by any number of characters and a T or
                  t, as in "blast," "bright," "be true," and "by the," or
                  the strings found by b%t.  The asterisk (*) matches any
                  number of characters on a line.

    b\[aeiou]t    B or b, followed by a vowel and a T or t, as in "batch,"
                  "better," "rabbit," "robot," and "butter." The backslash
                  and square brackets match any character in the bracketed
                  set.  ULTRIX equivalent is the square brackets only---for
                  example, b[aeiou]t.

    August**31    "August 31" separated by any amount of text or whitespace
                  (tabs, spaces, line breaks).  Two asterisks (**) match
                  any number of characters crossing line breaks.

    August\>31    "August" at the end of a line followed by "31" at the
                  start of the next line.  The backslash and right angle
                  bracket (\>) match end-of-line; backslash and left angle
                  bracket (\<) match start-of-line.  ULTRIX equivalents are
                  the circumflex (^) for start-of-line and the dollar sign
                  ($) for end-of-line---for example, August$31.

    1\D\%         Strings like "12%" or "10%." The backslash and D match
                  any decimal digit; the backslash and percent (\%) match
                  an actual percent sign.

 Usage notes:

 o  If an occurrence is found, EVE puts the cursor at start of the found
    text and highlights the found text in bold video.

 o  If there is no occurrence in that direction, EVE automatically searches
    in the other direction.  If there is an occurrence in that direction,
    EVE asks if you want to go there---press RETURN for Yes, or type No and
    press RETURN.

 o  To edit the found text, use a command or key that works on a range or
    box, such as COPY, BOX CUT, FILL, REMOVE, or UPPERCASE (see help on
    Ranges And Boxes).  If you used SET BOX SELECT, an editing operation on
    a found range uses the start and end of the range as diagonally
    opposite corners of a box.

 o  To cancel the highlighting, move the cursor out of the found range, or
    use RESET (GOLD-SELECT).

 o  To find another occurrence of the same string, use FIND NEXT or press
    the FIND key twice.

 o  Case sensitivity is usually the same as with FIND.  To make the search
    case-exact, particularly to find lowercase occurrences only, use SET
    FIND CASE EXACT.  Some wildcards make the search case sensitive---for
    example, with VMS wildcards, \L (for a lowercase letter), \U (for an
    uppercase letter), or \[A-Z] (for a set of uppercase letters).

 o  Whitespace sensitivity is usually the same as with FIND.  To make the
    search treat spaces, tabs, or a line break as whitespace, use SET FIND
    WHITESPACE.  Some wildcards affect how the search treats whitespace---
    for example, with VMS wildcards, ** (any amount of text, crossing
    lines) or or \W (for whitespace).

 o  You can use a direction-setting key as a terminator key for WILDCARD
    FIND to make the search begin in a particular direction:

       1.  Use WILDCARD FIND, letting EVE prompt you for the search string.

       2.  Type the search string, and then press a direction-setting key
           ---for example, with the EDT keypad, press KP5 for REVERSE.

    If you press RETURN instead, the search starts in the current direction
    of the buffer (shown in the status line).

 o  GOLD-FIND is a "sleeper" key---it is defined by default, but the
    definition must be activated by setting a GOLD key or by setting the
    EDT or WPS keypad.  See help on Gold Keys.

 Related topics:

    Ranges And Boxes       CHANGE DIRECTION       FIND NEXT
    RESET                  SET FIND CASE EXACT    SET FIND WHITESPACE
    SET WILDCARD ULTRIX    SET WILDCARD VMS       SHOW WILDCARDS