SHOW Shows information about a datatype, keyword, or current settings that can be applied to some datatypes. Syntax SHOW ({datatype | keyword} Parameters datatype The variable to which a DECTPU datatype is assigned to get information on a particular item. You can use buffer, string, and window datatypes. keyword One of the following: BUFFER[S] To show information about all buffers available to the editor. KEY_MAP_LIST[S] To show the names of all defined key-map lists, their key maps, and the number of keys defined in each key map. KEY_MAP[S] To show the names of all defined key maps. KEYWORDS To show all items in the internal keyword table. PROCEDURES To show the names of all defined procedures. SCREEN To show information about the terminal. SUMMARY To show statistics and other information about DECTPU including the current version number. VARIABLES To show the names of all defined variables. WINDOW[S] To show information about all windows available to the editor. buffer To show information about the buffer variable you specify. string To show information about the string variable you specify. window To show information about the window variable you specify. Examples 1. SHOW (PROCEDURES); Shows, on the screen, a list of all DECTPU built-ins and user-written, compiled procedures. 2. SHOW (CURRENT_BUFFER); Shows, on the screen, information about the current buffer, such as the input file associated with the buffer (if any), the number of lines in the buffer, its margins, and the number of windows to which the buffer is mapped. Related topics EXPAND_NAME GET_INFO SET