U - Up

Decrements the line pointer by n lines, and then lists the new current line.

Syntax

U{n}

Syntax Elements

n is the number of lines to decrement.

If n is zero or omitted, the current line is listed.

Message

The message Top  is displayed if the line pointer is at the beginning of the item.

Example

:EDIT FILE1 ITEM1 Top .L99 001 AAAAA 002 BBBBB 003 CCCCC 004 DDDDD 005 EEEEE 006 FFFFF EOI 006 .RETURN Top .RETURN 001 AAAAA .RETURN 002 BBBBB .N2 004 DDDDD .U2 002 BBBBB .

List command. List the first 99 lines in the item. Item has only 6 lines, so entire item is listed. Null command. Because current line pointer is at EOI, the first line is listed. Null command. Lists next line. N command. Moves down 2 lines and lists line. U command. Moves up 2 lines and lists line.