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EVE DO — VMS 5.5-2H4

 DO

 Enters or terminates an EVE command.

 Keys:  EVE Default    VT100 Keypad    EDT Keypad    WPS Keypad
        -----------------------------------------------------------------
        DO or PF4      PF4             GOLD-KP7      GOLD-[ (left bracket)

 Steps:

    1.  Press DO (see       The Command: prompt appears at the bottom of
        key list above).    the EVE screen (just below the status line).

    2.  Type a command,     You can abbreviate commands, using the first
        such as FILL.       letters of the command terms, sometimes less.

    3.  Press either        EVE executes the command, or prompts you for
        RETURN or DO.       further action.

 Usage notes:

 o  Pressing DO twice repeats the last command you typed.  If you press DO
    and then press RETURN---without typing a command---no command is
    executed and you resume editing.  See help on Canceling.

 o  You can have more than one key defined as DO.  For example, you may
    want to define CTRL/D as DO, to make it easier when you use EVE with
    different keyboards which may not have a function key named DO.

 o  If you are accustomed to EDT, you can redefine CTRL/Z as DO, to emulate
    EDT-style "exit-to-line-mode."

 Related topics:

    Abbreviating              Canceling Commands        Choices Buffer
    Editing Command Lines     Prompts And Responses     RECALL

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