1 :Info: ted_msgs:  06/05/80 ted_help message info
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  3 This help file is not intended for use by the help command.  It is only for use
  4 by the ted help request to supply additional info about an error which has
  5 occured.  This info is accessed when the user (after an error has occurred)
  6 types "help<NL>". This file is not particularly useful if it is dprinted.
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 11 :Info: Aa1: Aa1) No 1st addr.
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 13 Some address part must precede a "," or ";".
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 16 :Info: Aab: Aab) Addr- after buffer.
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 18 Address given attempts to reference beyond the end of the buffer.
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 21 :Info: Aal: Aal) Addr- after line
 22 
 23 Address given attempts to reference beyond the end of the line.
 24 
 25 
 26 :Info: Abb: Abb) Addr- before buffer.
 27 
 28 Address given attempts to reference before the beginning of the buffer.
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 30 
 31 :Info: Abc: Abc) Bad char in byte addr.
 32 
 33 A character was encountered which is not valid within a byte address.
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 36 :Info: Abe): Abe) Buffer empty
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 38 No address may be given when the buffer is empty.
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 41 :Info: Abe: Abe) Buffer empty
 42 
 43 When a buffer is empty, the only requests allowed which use addresses are "r"
 44 and "a".
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 46 
 47 :Info: Abl: Abl) Addr- before line
 48 
 49 Address given attempts to reference before the beginning of the line.
 50 
 51 
 52 :Info: Abs: Abs) Backup search failed.
 53 
 54 Backward search reached the beginning of the buffer without finding a match for
 55 the given regexp.
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 57 
 58 :Info: Acs: Acs) Char search failed.
 59 
 60 The regexp specified in a byte address could not be found.
 61 
 62 
 63 :Info: Als: Als) Line search failed.
 64 
 65 The regexp specified in a line address could not be found.
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 68 :Info: Amn: Amn) No NL.
 69 
 70 This condition will come about when the request line buffer is exceeded.
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 73 :Info: Ao2: Ao2) Syntax- Only 2 addr allowed.
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 75 Only 2 addresses may be present.  However, there can be any number of address
 76 prefixes (SEE ?).
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 79 :Info: Aq1: Aq1) ? can only appear first.
 80 
 81 The "?"  signals an address prefix.  An address prefix can only be present
 82 before the first adddress.
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 85 :Info: Aqe: Aqe) Bad ? form.
 86 
 87 An address prefix cannot have the form given.
 88 
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 90 :Info: A.u: A.u) curline undefined.
 91 
 92 The value of "."  (curline) for a buffer becomes undefined under these
 93 circumstances:  1) data is moved or copied into it, 2) a fileout is done into
 94 it, 3) the last lines of a buffer are deleted, 4) a window is defined which
 95 does not contain the current location.
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 98 :Info: Awa: Awa): Awa)g: Awa)v: Gwa: Awa) Addr- wrap-around.
 99 
100 The location of the second address is before that of the first.
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103 :Info: Bgo: Bgo) Label ^a not defined in b(^a).
104 
105 The specified label is not present in the buffer mentioned.  Labels must ALWAYS
106 begin lines (otherwise they are not labels).
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109 :Info: Bin: Bin) Incorrect buffer name.
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111 A buffer cannot be named "," or ")".
112 
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114 :Info: Bin)M: Bin) Incorrect buffer name.
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116 You are running under a limited system which does not allow the buffer request
117 to be used.  Therefore b(0) is the only buffer available to you.  You must use
118 the form M(0,address).
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120 
121 :Info: Bin)K: Bin) Incorrect buffer name.
122 
123 You are running under a limited system which does not allow the buffer request
124 to be used.  Therefore b(0) is the only buffer available to you.  You must use
125 the form K(0,address).
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128 :Info: Bln: Bln) Name > 16 char.
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130 Buffer names are restricted to 16 characters.
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133 :Info: Blv: Blv) Remembered >10 buffers.
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135 Only 10 buffers can be remembered in the current-buffer stack.
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138 :Info: Bmd: Bmd) Missing right paren.
139 
140 There is no ")" to match an existing "(".
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143 :Info: Bnd: Bnd) Cant delete current buffer.
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145 It is not allowed to delete the buffer which is current.
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148 :Info: Bnf: Bnf) b(xxx) not found.
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150 The named buffer is being used in a circumstance which requires that it exist.
151 It doesn't.
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154 :Info: Bnm: Bnm) Cant m/k to current buffer.
155 
156 m/k requests delete the contents of the target buffer.  This will not work if
157 the source is the target, because the data to be used will be lost.
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160 :Info: Bnn: Bnn) Null buffer name.
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162 Buffer names are not allowd to be zero-length.
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165 :Info: Bnr: Bnr: Bnr) No buffer remembered.
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167 The current-buffer stack is empty.
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170 :Info: Brc: Brc) Level > 500.
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172 Buffer nesting cannot go beyond a depth of 500.
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175 :Info: Cnf)|: Cnf) Entry not found. xxx
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177 The |function requested was not found using the current system search rules.
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180 :Info: Cne: Cne) Entry not found.
181 :Info: Cnl)|: Cnl) Linkage section not found.
182 
183 The |function requested was found, but it is not an executable segment.  This
184 can come about due to inadvertant over-writing of the object segment.
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187 :Info: Cnx)|: Cnx) External symbol not found.
188 
189 The |function requested was found, but did not contain the necessary point.
190 This can come about by adding a name to an object segment.
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193 :Info: Cxx: Cxx) System error code.
194 
195 This error code is not one of the ones normally expected.  No further
196 information is available about it.
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199 :Info: Czl: Czl) Zero-length segment.
200 
201 The segment read contains no data.  This is a warning, the pathname has been
202 associated with the buffer.
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204 
205 :Info: E/u: E/u) // undefined.
206 
207 The search expression // means to use the last one specified.  There is none.
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209 
210 :Info: Exx: Exx) .*\[...] not handled
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212 This form of regexp search is not supported.
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215 :Info: G1a: G1a) 1 addr allowed-
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217 The global-if sub-request given can only have a single address.
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220 :Info: Gei: Gei) No \F.
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222 A g* a/c/i request does not have the EOI mark (\f).
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225 :Info: Ggo: Ggo) No ).
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227 A ">(" was given in a global-if but the closing ")" was left out.
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230 :Info: Gia: Gia) Invalid addr char.
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232 Only absolute addresses are available for global-if sub-requests, i.e.  n or
233 $-n.
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236 :Info: Gmc: Gmc) Misplaced
237 :Info: Grq: Grq) Unknown X* request x.
238 
239 The apparent sub-request encountered is not one of the valid ones for use with
240 global-if.
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243 :Info: Gvd: Gvd) No }.
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245 Either a "{" or "\g{" was specified but the matching "}" was not present.
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248 :Info: Gxx: Gxx) Search addr not allowed-
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250 Only absolute addressing is available in global-if sub-requests.
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253 :Info: Iab: Iab) Abbrev result >512.
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255 The result of trying to abbrev expand the pathname exceeded 512 characters.
256 
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258 :Info: Ims: Ims) Can't process multisegment file
259 
260 MSF's must be handled one component at a time.
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263 :Info: Inp: Inp) No pathname given.
264 
265 A r or w can be given without a pathname only when there is a pathname
266 remembered for the current buffer.
267 
268 
269 :Info: Int: Int) Cant trust saved pathname
270 
271 Due to the sequence of events which have occured, ted cannot be sure that the
272 pathname saved truly reflects the status of the buffer.  You must be explicit
273 in your intent.
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276 :Info: Ipi: Ipi) Pathname ignored, buffer was forced to
277 
278 The "^r" request has been issued in this buffer.  The name given at that time
279 is the only name which is allowed for this buffer. Any you give is ignored.
280 
281 
282 :Info: Isn: Isn) Subfile name too long.
283 :Info: Oob: Oob) Out_of_bounds occurred. Request aborted.
284 
285 The operation being performed attempted to form a file which is larger than the
286 maximum segment size of the system.
287 
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289 :Info: Sbd: Vbd: Sbd) Bad decimal digit.
290 
291 Only "0123456789" are allowed.
292 
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294 :Info: Sd1: Sd1)g: Sd1)v: Sd1): Gd1: Sd1) No 1st delimiter.
295 
296 Neither blank nor new-line is allowed to be a delimiter.
297 
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299 :Info: Sd2: Sd2): Gd2: Ad2: Sd2) No 2nd delimiter.
300 
301 A regexp was started, but no terminal delimiter was present.  The character
302 which began the expression serves as a delimiter and thus must appear a 2nd
303 time.
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306 :Info: Sd3: Gd3: Sd3) No 3rd delimiter.
307 
308 A substitute request must have a 3rd delimiter which specifies the end of the
309 replace string.
310 
311 
312 :Info: Smp)>: Smp):: Smp) Label > 16 chars.
313 
314 A multi-character label is limited to 16 characters INCLUDING the parens.  The
315 ) must be found within 16 characters of the (.  A buffer name specification
316 which begins with a "(" must have the matching ")" present.
317 
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319 :Info: Snb)g: Snb)v: Gnb: Snb) No blank after
320 
321 Global-if sub-requests are always in blank mode.  It is required that one or
322 more blanks separate sub-requests on the line.
323 
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325 :Info: Snb: Snb) No blank after
326 
327 You are running in blank or part-blank mode.  It is required that one or more
328 blanks separate requests when more than one request occurs on a line.  However,
329 since "r", "w", "e", "o" use up the rest of the line, then the required blank
330 is between the request and the rest of the line.  The requests which are under
331 the scope of part-blank are: a,c,i,d,r,e,w
332 
333 
334 :Info: Sne: Sne) No char for \=.
335 
336 The "equals convention" of the substitute must have a character before it which
337 is the character to be replicated.
338 
339 
340 :Info: Snf: Snf) No routine name supplied.
341 
342 The call external support routine request needs to have a name immediately
343 after the "|".  The name must be terminated by a " " if any arguments are to
344 follow or other requests can follow on same line.  Otherwise it must be
345 followed by a NL.
346 
347 
348 :Info: Sqr: Sqr) q rejected.
349 
350   Whenever a buffer with an associated filename is modified, a flag is set.  It
351 is reset when the whole buffer is written.
352   Whenever data is moved to a buffer, a flag is set on the target buffer.  It
353 is reset when a read is done from that buffer, or the whole buffer is invoked
354 (\b(X)).
355   The q request checks these flags.  If any are set, warnings are printed and
356 the q is rejected.
357 Also, if the q request has any address, or is not followed by a NL, it is also
358 considered an error.
359 
360 
361 :Info: Vbo: Vbo) Bad octal digit
362 
363 Only "01234567" are allowed.
364 
365 
366 :Info: Vbx: Vbx) Bad hex digit
367 
368 Only "0123456789abcdefABCDEF" are allowed.
369 
370 
371 :Info: Vfs: Vfs) substr from outside string
372 
373 A fs(...)  tried to begin either at location 0 or at a location greater than
374 the length of the string to extract from.
375 
376 
377 :Info: Vmq: Vmq) Missing quote.
378 
379 A quoted string was begun but never terminated.
380 
381 
382 :Info: Vnd: Vnd) Not-defined- xx
383 
384 Certain builtins are not defined in either \{...} context or when no address is
385 given for {...}.
386 
387 
388 :Info: XXX: XXX) Cant write to an archive.
389 
390 This operation is not supported by ted.
391 
392 
393 :Info: Xbm: Xbm) Bad move spec.
394 
395 You cannot move a string in the current buffer to a place within that string.
396 
397 
398 :Info: Xef: Xef) External function error
399 
400 The last error was in an external function.  The implementor of it has made no
401 additonal information available about the error.
402 
403 
404 :Info: Xio: Xio) Invalid option
405 
406 Only the options shown when o<NL> is typed may be specified.
407 
408 
409 :Info: Xna: Xna) Not allowed on this buffer.
410 
411 The status of this buffer is such that the operation attempted is not allowed.
412 
413 
414 :Info: Xrf: Xrf) \r read \f.
415 
416 While trying to fill a "\r" function from request level, a "\f" was received.
417 
418 
419 :Info: Xrq: Xrq) Invalid request
420 
421 A request was expected at this point, but what was present is not a valid
422 request.
423 
424 
425 :Info: Xse: Vxx: Xse) Syntax-
426 :Info: Xsf: Xsf) Substitute failed.
427 
428 The regexp specified was not found in the area addressed.
429