WILDCARD FIND
Searches for a pattern of text by using wildcards (sometimes called meta-
characters), and highlights the found text.
You can use VMS- or ULTRIX-style wildcards, depending on your setting
(default is VMS). For a list of the available wildcards, use SHOW
WILDCARDS.
Key: EVE defines GOLD-FIND on the mini keypad as WILDCARD FIND.
Steps:
1. Use the WILDCARD FIND command or press GOLD-FIND.
2. Type the pattern you want to find (see examples below).
Examples:
ULTRIX VMS Matches....
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b.t b%t B or b, followed by any single character and a
T or t, such as "bit" in "rabbit."
b*d b*d B or b, followed by any number of characters on
a line and a D or d, as in "be kind."
b[aeiou] b\[aeiou] B or b, followed by a vowel.
July**31 "July 31" separated by any amount of text or
whitespace (tabs, spaces, line breaks).
July$31 July\>31 "July" at the end of a line followed by "31" at
the start of the next line.
1\D\% Strings like "12%" or "10%."
Usage notes:
o If there is no occurrence in the current direction, EVE automatically
searches in the other direction. If there is an occurrence in that
direction, EVE asks if you want to go there---press RETURN for Yes, or
type No and press RETURN.
o If an occurrence is found, EVE puts the cursor at the start of the
found text and highlights the found text in bold video.
o To edit the found text, use a command or key that works on a range or
box, such as COPY, BOX CUT, FILL, REMOVE, or UPPERCASE. If SET BOX
SELECT is in effect, an editing operation on the found range uses the
start and end of the range as diagonally opposite corners of a box. See
help on Ranges And Boxes.
o To cancel the highlighting, move the cursor out of the found range or
use RESET (for example, press GOLD-SELECT). To find another occurrence
of the same string, use FIND NEXT or press the FIND key twice.
o Case sensitivity for WILDCARD FIND is usually the same as with FIND. To
make the search case-exact, particularly to find lowercase occurrences
only, use SET FIND CASE EXACT. Some wildcards make the search case-
sensitive---for example, with VMS wildcards, \L (for a lowercase
letter), \U (for an uppercase letter).
o White space sensitivity for WILDCARD FIND is usually the same as with
FIND. To make the search treat spaces, tabs, or a line break as white
space, use SET FIND WHITESPACE. Some wildcards affect how the search
treats white space---for example, with VMS wildcards, ** (any amount of
text, crossing lines) or \W (for white space).
o You can use a direction-setting key as a terminator key for WILDCARD
FIND to make the search begin in a particular direction:
1. Use WILDCARD FIND, letting EVE prompt you for the search string.
2. Type the search string and press a direction-setting key---for
example, with the EDT keypad, press KP5 for REVERSE.
If you press RETURN instead, the search starts in the current direction
of the buffer (shown in the status line).
o GOLD-FIND is a "sleeper" key---it is defined by default, but the
definition must be activated by setting a GOLD key or by setting the
EDT or WPS keypad. See help on Gold Keys.
Related topics:
Ranges And Boxes CHANGE DIRECTION FIND NEXT
RESET SET FIND CASE EXACT SET FIND WHITESPACE
SET WILDCARD ULTRIX SET WILDCARD VMS SHOW WILDCARDS