ERASE WORD
Erases all of the current word or, if you are between words, erases all of
the next word (to the right of the cursor).
Keys: EVE Default VT100 Keypad
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CTRL/J or F13 CTRL/J or COMMA on keypad
Steps:
1. Put the cursor anywhere on the word you want to erase.
2. Use ERASE WORD (see key list above).
Usage notes:
o ERASE WORD erases an entire word, except at the end of a line, as
follows:
Cursor position Effects of ERASE WORD
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On a word Erases all of that word, including the
trailing whitespaces.
Between words Erases the whitespace and all of the next
(whitespace) word, including the trailing whitespace.
End of line Erases the line break (carriage return),
causing the next line to move up. Useful
to join paragraphs for FILL.
o In editing a command line, any key defined as ERASE WORD works like
ERASE PREVIOUS WORD---if you are between words or on the first
character of a word, you erase the word left of the cursor. See help
on Editing Command Lines.
o To insert what you erased, use RESTORE WORD.
o Setting the EDT keypad or WPS keypad redefines both F13 and CTRL/J.
Using SET FUNCTION KEYS DECWINDOWS redefines F13.
o On VT100-series terminals, LINEFEED and CTRL/J are the same.
Related topics:
ERASE PREVIOUS WORD RESTORE RESTORE WORD