EDIT—INPUT subcommand operands

line_number

specifies the line number and location for the first new line of input. If no operands are specified, input data is added to the end of the data set.

increment

specifies the amount that you want each succeeding line number to be increased. If you omit this operand, the default is the last increment specified with the INPUT or RENUM subcommand. If neither of these subcommands has been specified with an increment operand, an increment of 10 is used.

*

specifies the next new line of input either replaces or follows the line pointed to by the current line pointer, depending on whether you specify the R or I operand. If an increment is specified with this operand, it is ignored.

R

specifies that you want to replace existing lines of data and insert new lines into the data set. If you fail to specify either a line number or an asterisk, this operand is ignored. If the specified line already exists, the old line is replaced by the new line. If the specified line is vacant, the new line is inserted at that location. If the increment is greater than 1, all lines between the replacement lines are deleted.

I

specifies that you want to insert new lines into the data set without altering existing lines of data. If you fail to specify either a line number or an asterisk, this operand is ignored.

PROMPT | NOPROMPT

PROMPT

specifies that you want the system to display either a line number or, if the data set is not line numbered, a prompting character before each new input line. If you omit this operand, the default setting is:

The value (either PROMPT or NOPROMPT) that was established the last time you used input mode.
PROMPT, if this is the first use of input mode and the data set has line numbers.
NOPROMPT, if this is the first use of input mode and the data set does not have line numbers.

NOPROMPT

specifies that you do not want to be prompted.