SHOW DEFAULTS BUFFER Shows information about an EVE system buffer named $DEFAULTS$---margins, tab stops, direction, mode, maximum lines, and so on. These are the default settings used when you create new buffers. Steps: 1. Use the SHOW DEFAULTS BUFFER command. The information appears in the SHOW buffer, using the entire EVE main window. 2. To scroll through the list, if necessary, press the UP and DOWN arrows or other cursor-movement keys. 3. To return to the buffer you were editing, press DO or a key defined as RESET (such as GOLD-SELECT). Usage notes: o If invoke EVE with an initialization file (typically named EVE$INIT.EVE), commands in that file for margins, tab stops, and other buffer settings apply to the $DEFAULTS$ buffer, so that each buffer you create has the same settings. For example, if you prefer a right margin of 70, put SET RIGHT MARGIN 70 in your initialization file. See help on Initialization Files. o If your initialization file does not have commands for buffer settings, the EVE default settings are used. For information on changing the defaults, see help on Defaults. o Output from SHOW DEFAULTS BUFFER remains in the SHOW buffer until you do another SHOW command or you exit from EVE. To save the information, such as for keeping a record of your private settings, use the following commands---in this case, writing the SHOW buffer to a file named MYEVE_DEFAULTS.LIS: Command: SHOW DEFAULTS BUFFER Command: BUFFER SHOW Command: WRITE FILE myeve_defaults.lis Related topics: Defaults SHOW SHOW SYSTEM BUFFERS