REPEAT
Repeats the next command or keystroke as often as you specify, without
your having to retype it. Takes an optional command to repeat the number
of times you specify.
Examples:
The following commands erase ten words, starting with the current word:
Command: REPEAT 10
Command: ERASE WORD
By specifying the optional command to repeat, the following single command
erases the same ten words:
Command: REPEAT 10 ERASE WORD
You should specify the optional command when using the REPEAT command in
initialization files to prevent having to press the key or enter the
command to repeat.
Usage notes:
o The repeat count must be greater than 1. To repeat the last command you
typed, simply press DO twice.
o With the EDT or WPS keypad, you can specify repeat counts by pressing
the GOLD key (usually PF1) and then typing a number. For example,
pressing GOLD-5 repeats the next key or command five times. However,
you cannot use GOLD-number sequences to repeat any of the following:
DELETE (the <X] key)
EDT SpecIns (GOLD-KP3)
WPS Paste (COMMA, GOLD-COMMA, INSERT HERE)
o Repeat counts are multiplied if you repeat a REPEAT command or repeat
key. For example, entering the command REPEAT 4 followed by pressing
the EDT keypad GOLD-3 key repeats the next key or command 12 times.
o To cancel a pending repeat count, use RESET (or press GOLD-SELECT).
o To halt a repeating operation, press CTRL/C. However, if you are using
keystroke journaling (instead of buffer-change journaling), CTRL/C is
not recorded in the keystroke journal file. After using CTRL/C, you
should immediately exit, to save your edits. Otherwise, if the system
fails, you may not be able to recover your work. This restriction does
not apply with buffer-change journaling, which is the EVE default.
Related topics:
DO RECALL RESET