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7.0;eef (edit_end_of_file) *DM*, revision 7.0, 83/08/11
EEF (EDIT_END_OF_FILE) -- Insert end -of-file mark.
usage:  eef


FORMAT

  EEF


  The  EEF  command  inserts a stream end-of-file mark (EOF) in the pad.  If the
  line containing the cursor is empty, the end-of-file mark is written  on  that
  line.  Otherwise, the end-of-file mark is inserted following the current line.

  By default, CTRL/Z executes the EEF command.

  It  is  a common (although not universal) convention for programs to terminate
  execution and return to the process which called them when they receive an EOF
  on their standard input stream.  The command Shell is such a  program.    When
  the  top-level  program  in  a  process (usually /COM/SH) returns, the process
  stops and all of its streams are closed.  The Display Manager then closes  the
  Shell's  process input pad and window, and closes the transcript pad.  Whether
  or not the transcript window also disappears depends on  the  setting  of  its
  auto-close  mode  (type  HELP WC for details).  If auto-close is disabled (the
  default condition), then you must manually delete any windows associated  with
  the closed transcript pad by using the DM command WC -Q, or CTRL/N.

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