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nlioenv(1)

wdutil(1)

WDEDIT(1)  —  HP-UX

NAME

wdedit − edit Native Language I/O word dictionary

SYNOPSIS

wdedit file

DESCRIPTION

Wdedit is an editor for the word dictionary, which is used for phrase or word conversion by Native Language I/O.  Wdedit modifies the word dictionary to establish or change the correspondence between designations and words.  A designation may be connected to several words.  By attaching the word dictionary to Native Language I/O using nlioenv(1), designations can be translated into one of their corresponding words via host input conversion.

Wdedit must be invoked on terminals with Native Language I/O enabled.  If file does not exist, it is created and initialized with the default capacity defined in wdutil(1).

To create a new designation or modify the words that are attached to an existing one, use the / command, then attach or modify corresponding words by using the edit commands below. 

Command Summary

Cursor motion commands:

CR,^M next line, first column

j,^J,^N next line, same column

k,^P previous line, same column

h,^H backward a character

l,space forward a character

Screen manipulation commands:

^F forward screen

^B backward screen

^L clear and redraw the screen

Editing commands:

a append after cursor

i insert before cursor

o open line below

O open line above

R replace characters

x delete a character on the cursor

dd delete the current line

J join the next line into the current line

Text input is terminated by pressing the ESC key. 

The dictionary file is modified after each command. 

Exit command:

ZZ save changes and exit the editor

Other commands:

/desig enter the designation to be added or modified

!cmd run the shell command cmd

:p [desig] print all designations, or a particular designation

:sd [[+|-]val] change the capacity of the data block to val as in wdutil(1)

:sk [[+|-]val] change the capacity of the key block to val as in wdutil(1)

The designation, desig, can consist of up to eight 8-bit characters, and the word can consist of up to ten 16-bit characters.

WARNINGS

Since the dictionary file is modified as each command is executed, it is impossible to quit wdedit without specified changes affecting the dictionary file. 

AUTHOR

Wdedit was developed by HP. 

SEE ALSO

nlioenv(1), wdutil(1). 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

8-bit and 16-bit data and messages, 8-bit file names. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  May 11, 2021

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