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/SEQUENCE

EDT RESEQUENCE — VMS 5.0

The RESEQUENCE (abbreviated RES) command assigns new line numbers to a
range of lines.

Format: RESEQUENCE [range] [/SEQUENCE:init:incr]

The specified range of lines must be contiguous. When you do not specify
a range, all lines in the  current buffer are resequenced.  If the new
numbers assigned would cause duplicate or nonsequential line numbers,
EDT will either disallow the command or renumber lines beyond the
specified range.

Note that the total count of lines resequenced (which is displayed upon
completion of the command), may differ from the number of lines
originally specified in the range, due to the possibility of extra
renumbering.

Additional information available:

/SEQUENCE

/SEQUENCE

The SEQUENCE (abbreviated /SEQ) qualifier specifies the sequence of
numbers to be assigned.  The init parameter specifies the initial
number, and incr specifies the number by which the lines are
incremented.  If you do not use the SEQUENCE qualifier, init and incr
both default to 1.

The maximum allowable line number is 2814749767.  If, during
resequencing, a line number plus 'incr' would exceed this value, that
line and all remaining lines will be numbered 2814749767.  You should
correct this immediately by resequencing with a different 'init' and/or
smaller 'incr'.

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