Commands That Are Not Specific to UNIX

I Command

Inserts one or more blank lines.

Category:

Text editing, line command

Syntax
Without Arguments
Arguments
Details
Comparisons
See Also

Syntax

I <A | B> <n>

Without Arguments

The I command inserts one or more blank lines immediately after the line on which you issued the command.

Arguments

A

inserts one or more blank lines immediately after the line on which you issued the command. You cannot have any characters between the I command and the A argument.

B

inserts one or more the blank lines immediately before the line on which you issued the command. You cannot have any characters between the I command and the B argument.

n

specifies the number of blank lines to insert. Follow the n argument with a space. If you use the A or B argument, the n argument is specified last. For example, if line 00009 contains a PROC PRINT statement, the following I command specifies that you want to insert three blank lines before the line of text:

ib3  9  proc print data=final.educ;

Details

The I command inserts one or more blank lines. By default, the lines are blank. You can define content with the MASK command. The I command is most easily issued with a function key.

Comparisons

You can use the MASK command with the I command. The I command inserts one or more blank lines, which can include content set by the MASK command.