The Extensible Versatile Editor (EVE) is a general-purpose text editor created with DECTPU---in effect, the default DECTPU application. You can use EVE on DECwindows or character-cell terminals (VT400, VT300, VT200, or VT100 series). EVE reads and writes standard ASCII text files. Using EVE, you can do the following: o Perform basic text editing and formatting operations o Create or edit one or more files in an editing session o Use multiple buffers and windows, and resize the windows o Set EDT or WPS keypad, define keys, and create learn sequences o Select boxes or linear ranges for cut-and-paste or other edits o Use either OpenVMS- or ULTRIX-style wildcards to search text o Execute DCL commands, such as DIRECTORY, from within the editor o Run DECspell to check selected text or an entire buffer o Spawn subprocesses or attach to other processes o Compile and execute DECTPU procedures to extend EVE o Add or delete menu items for the DECwindows interface o Save your customizations for future sessions o Use initialization files at startup or during an editing session o Recover your work in case of a system failure during a session o Get online help on commands, keys, menu items, and other topics To invoke EVE, use the EDIT/TPU command. By default, this runs the standard EVE section file---EVE$SECTION.TPU$SECTION (see help on /SECTION). You may want to create a symbol for invoking EVE, by putting the following line in your LOGIN.COM file: $ eve :== EDIT/TPU ! My symbol to invoke EVE If you specify an input file on the EDIT/TPU command line, EVE creates a buffer using the file name and file type for the buffer name, copies the file into that buffer, and displays it in the main window. If the file does not exist---for example, if you are creating a new file---the buffer is empty. If you do not specify an input file, EVE creates an empty buffer named MAIN. See help on Parameters. By default, EVE tries to execute an initialization file named EVE$INIT.EVE in your current directory or in SYS$LOGIN (your top- level, login directory). See help on /INITIALIZATION. Also, by default, EVE creates a buffer-change journal file for each buffer you create, so that if a system failure occurs during your editing session, you can recover your text. See help on /JOURNAL and /RECOVER. To enter EVE commands, press DO or PF4, type a command, and press RETURN. For a keypad diagram and help on defined keys, press HELP (on VT100-series terminals, press PF2). To exit from EVE, press F10 or CTRL/Z. For more information, see the Extensible Versatile Editor Reference Manual or use the online help in EVE, which provides informational topics on various features in addition to help on EVE commands and keys. In particular, you may want to read the following informational topics: New Features New User EDT Conversion EDT Differences WPS Differences For information about using EVE on DECwindows, use the online help in EVE and read the topic called DECwindows Differences. DECTPU and EVE run on both OpenVMS and ULTRIX operating systems. Thus, you can use the same editor on both systems, allowing for differences in the way files and directories are specified.