FRED - the friendly editor.

FRED is a powerful interactive text editor now available under TSS through the UW Tools package. FRED can handle both TSS ASCII and BCD card-image files, it can execute user-specified programs, and it can perform all ordinary text-editing functions. Furthermore, FRED can handle files of any size without requiring a great deal of memory.

A full description of FRED can be obtained through the explain files listed in "expl fred index".

A brief summary of the highlights of FRED is available by typing

expl fred summary

A tutorial guide to help beginners learn how to use FRED is available by typing

expl fred tutorial

An advanced tutorial that deals with writing buffer programs can be obtained by typing

expl fred buffers

Index to FRED commands

• A - Append text after line.
• @ - Assign label.
• B - Change Buffer.
• BASIC - basic principles of FRED.
• BATCH - using FRED in batch.
• BOOTSTRAP - the FRED Bootstrap program.
• BREAK - break handling in FRED.
• \ - Sleep.
• The FRED Buffer Guide
• C - Change one or more lines of text.
• - Print a window around a line.
• COMMAND - FRED command summary.
• D - Delete one or more lines.
• DELIMITERS - delimiters in FRED.
• " - Comment.
• E - Give pattern a name.
• = - Print line address.
• ESCAPE - stream directives and escape characters.
• ! - Execute system command.
• F - Print Facts.
• FILE - I/O in FRED.
• G - Global.
• HISTORY - constructs that should be considered obsolete.
• I - Insert text before line.
• INDEX - FRED explain files.
• INTRODUCTION - starting out with FRED.
• J - Jump.
• JB - Jump break.
• JE - Jump exit.
• J - Jump to label.
• JM - Jump message.
• JO - Jump out.
• JP - Jump prompt.
• JT, JF - Jump line.
• K - Kopy lines to buffer.
• L - List file on terminal.
• LIB - the FRED library.
• LINE - addresses in FRED.
• M - Move lines to buffer.
• N - Handling number registers.
• # - Print count register.
• O - Set options.
• O+B - Set number of memory pages.
• O+C - Translate one input string into another.
• O+I - Set input options.
• O+M - Set monitor option.
• O+O - Set output options.
• O+P - Set page size.
• O+Q - Set quit option.
• O+R - Read permissions option.
• O+S - Set string and pattern options.
• O+T - Set tabs.
• O+W - Set line width.
• P - Print.
• PATTERNS - the FRED pattern matcher.
• PROGRAMS - running FRED programs.
• Q - Quit.
• R - Read file.
• S - Substitute.
• SPECIAL - special considerations when using FRED.
• STREAM - FRED stream directives.
• FRED REFERENCE SUMMARY
• T - Test for pattern.
• FRED Text Editor Tutorial Guide
• U - Repeat Until.
• V - Void the last active line.
• W - Write file.
• Y - Why?
• Z - Zap the address.
• ZA - Append buffer.
• ZB - Sort into descending order.
• ZC - Clear "questionable" status.
• ZD - Delete buffer.
• ZG - Zap gather.
• ZI - Replace blank space with tabs (zap in tabs).
• ZK - Zap Kopy.
• ZL - Zap Lower case.
• ZM - Zap Move.
• ZO - Replace tabs with blanks (zap out tabs).
• ZP - Print buffer.
• ZR - Go to buffer containing file.
• ZS - Sort into ascending order.
• ZT - Translate.
• ZU - Zap Upper case.
• ZV - undo V command.
• ZW - Write append.

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