Example 3

Operation: Change part of a line in a line-numbered data set.

Known:

The line number: 143
The number of characters in the line preceding the characters to be changed: 18

change 143 18

This form of the subcommand causes the first 18 characters of line number 143 to be displayed at your terminal. You complete the line by typing the new information and enter the line by pressing the Enter key. All of your changes are incorporated into the data set.