SET FIND WHITESPACE
Sets FIND and WILDCARD FIND to treat spaces, tabs, and up to one line
break as "whitespace." Thus, you can search for a string of two or more
words whether they are separated by any number of spaces or tabs or by a
line break.
Example:
The following commands find "Mark Twain" whether the words are
separated by spaces or tabs, or if "Mark" is at the end of a line and
"Twain" is at the start of the next line:
Command: SET FIND WHITESPACE
Command: FIND mark twain
Usage notes:
o Default is SET FIND NOWHITESPACE---searches match spaces and tabs
exactly and search strings do not span a line break.
o The setting applies in all buffers, but is not saved in a section file
or command file. If you want SET FIND WHITESPACE for future editing
sessions, put that command in an initialization file (typically named
EVE$INIT.EVE). See help on Initialization Files.
o On DECwindows, you can choose the setting as follows:
1. Choose Set Whitespace from the Search menu or choose
Search Attributes from the Customize menu.
2. Choose Set Find Whitespace.
o You can also search across white space by using WILDCARD FIND,
regardless of the setting. For example, with VMS wildcards, use ** (to
match any amount of text, crossing lines) or \W (to match white space).
Related topics:
FIND SET FIND NOWHITESPACE WILDCARD FIND