/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb EDIT, /TPU, Parameters  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  [input-file,...]

  The names of one or more text files you want to edit or create.  The
  files must be disk files on a Files-11 formatted volume.  There is no
  default file type---if you do not specify a file type, the file type
  is null.  Processing the input file depends on the DECTPU application
  you are using.  EVE handles the input file as follows:

  o  EVE uses the input file name and file type for the buffer name.
     If the input file exists, EVE copies it into the buffer and
     displays the text in the main window.  A message tells you the
     number of lines in the file.  For example, the following command
     edits a file named JABBER.TXT:

        $ EDIT/TPU jabber.txt
        24 lines read from DISK$1:[USER]JABBER.TXT;4

     If the file does not exist---if you are creating a new file---the
     buffer is empty.

  o  If you do not specify an input file, EVE creates an empty buffer
     named MAIN.  You can then simply start typing and editing, or you
     can specify the file you want to edit or create by using the GET
     FILE, OPEN, or OPEN SELECTED command.

  o  EVE lets you specify more than one file name on the EDIT/TPU
     command line.  EVE reads each file, and applies the file related
     qualifiers to each file.

  o  EVE lets you use logical names and wildcards, to specify the file
     ---for example, *.TXT.  You can create and edit more than one file
     in an editing session.

  o  If more than one file matches your wildcard input file---for
     example, if there are two or more files matching *.TXT or other
     wildcard abbreviation---EVE displays a list of the matching files
     so you can choose the one you want.  For more information, use the
     online help in EVE and read the topic called Choices Buffer.

  o  If you specify more than one wildcard input file, EVE displays the
     list of matching files only for the first wildcard input file.
     For other wildcard input files having more than one matching file,
     EVE issues a warning message that only one ambiguous file name is
     allowed on the EDIT/TPU command line.

  o  If more than one file matches your wildcard file name, EVE delays
     applying the following qualifiers (or their defaults) until after
     you resolve the file name:

        /[NO]MODIFY
        /[NO]OUTPUT
        /[NO]READ_ONLY
        /START_POSITION
        /[NO]WRITE

     If you specify multiple input files on the EDIT/TPU command line,
     these qualifiers apply to each buffer.  They do not affect buffers
     you create during the editing session.

  o  If you use a search list to specify the input file or use
     wildcards for the device (disk) or directory (such as [...]), EVE
     gets the first matching file in the search list or directory tree.
     If none of the files in the search list exists, EVE creates an
     empty buffer using the first file name in the search list (unless
     you used /NOCREATE).