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---+ Editing Temporary files on the HP3000 and Keeping them Temporary

By default an EDITOR /keep will place files in the permanent domain.

The following technique shows how you can edit a temporary file and have it remain in the temporary domain:

<pre>
:EDITOR
/text MYFILE
*** WARNING *** TEXT FILE IS IN TEMP DOMAIN. (*1)
< make required changes >
/:purge MYFILE,temp
/:file MYFILE;temp
/keep *MYFILE
*** WARNING *** KEPT IN PERMANENT DOMAIN. (*2)
/yes
/:reset MYFILE
/exit
END OF SUBSYSTEM
:
</pre>

Notes:

1) Message will NOT be displayed if your temporary file does not exist.

2) Message can be ignored as it's only displayed if the TEXTed file was in the temporary domain.

  --[[RobertMills]]


-- Main.ChrisBartram - 18 May 2006