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CHANGE (cont'd)

• To change text when it contains a slash:

EDIT:
?list
  10. S GRIEF OR STRESS
  20. SS S1 AND BURNOUT OR BURN(W)OUT 
EDIT:
?change 10.stress.stress/de
  10. S GRIEF OR STRESS/DE

Note: If either the existing text or the new text contains slashes (/), use periods (or some other character) in place of the slash that is usually used in the CHANGE command.

You can specify a range of line numbers to be changed. The change you specify will be made to the first occurrence of the existing text on all lines in your range that contain the existing text.

• To change a range of lines (changing S to SS):

EDIT:
?list
  10. S CAT OR CATS OR DOG OR DOGS
  20. S FOOD OR NUTRITION OR SUPPLEMENT?
  30. S S1 AND S2
  40. S ALLERG? OR ILLNESS?
  50. S S3 AND S4
EDIT: 

?change 20-40/s/ss/

  20. SS FOOD OR NUTRITION OR SUPPLEMENT?
  30. SS S1 AND S2
  40. SS ALLERG? OR ILLNESS?

You can separate non-sequential lines with commas in a CHANGE command, to alter only those particular lines.

• To change non-sequential lines:

EDIT:
?list
  10. S CAT OR CATS OR DOG OR DOGS
  20. S FOOD OR NUTRITION OR SUPPLEMENT?
  30. S S1 AND S2
  40. S ALLERG? OR ILLNESS?
  50. S S3 AND S4
EDIT:  
?change 10,20,40/s/ss

  10. SS CAT OR CATS OR DOG OR DOGS
  20. SS FOOD OR NUTRITION OR SUPPLEMENT?
  40. SS ALLERG? OR ILLNESS?

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