^ Command

Toggles the meaning of the caret character in the DE (Delete), L (Locate), R (Replace), SP (Split) and TR (Truncate) commands.

Syntax

^

Function of ^ Character

The caret character can have two meanings when used within a search string:

• As a meta character that matches any single character.
• As a literal caret (^) character.

The ^ command allows you to toggle between these two meanings.

Status Messages

The Editor displays the message ^ ON  or ^ OFF  to indicate its present state. On initial entry, the "match any" function is ON.

Example

:ED CARS TEN  Top  .L99  001 A1234  002 B1234  003 C1234  004 HELLO THERE ^BOB  005 ABCDE1234  EOI 005  .^  ^ OFF  .R1-5/^//  004 HELLO THERE BOB  EOI 005  .

Contents of item TEN. Caret command toggles "match any character" mode.