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edds

Purpose

Use the edds command to edit an existing dataset file. You can replace the entire contents of a file in one of the following ways:

• Using the --input/-i option on the command line, which enables you to input the file on the command line.

• Omitting the --input/-i option, which opens a default editor window where you can input data and make changes in the editor. You apply the changes when you exit the editor. The default editor is defined by your EDITOR environment variable.

See Also:

"Dataset Commands" for related commands

Prerequisites

You must have the modify administrative domain's configuration right to run the edds command.

Syntax

edds::=

edds [ --nq ] [ --nocheck/-C ] [ --input/-i ] dataset-file-name

Semantics

--nq

Does not display a confirmation message. If you do not specify this option, then the command displays a confirmation message. The message is described in "Command Execution in Interactive Mode".

--nocheck/-C

Disables syntactic checking of a dataset file for errors.

--input/-i

Enables you to input or replace the entire contents of a dataset file.

dataset-file-name

Specifies the name of a dataset file. Refer to "dataset-file-name" for a descriptions of the dataset-file-name placeholder.

Example

Example 2-33 opens a dataset file that contains bad syntax, replaces its contents with new syntax, and then checks its syntax.

Example 2-33 Checking a File for Syntax

ob> catds badsyntax.ds
icnlude host brhost2
ob> edds --nq --input badsyntax.ds
Input the replacement dataset contents.  Terminate with an EOF or a line
containing just a dot (".").
include host brhost2
include path /home
.
ob> catds badsyntax.ds
include host brhost2
include path /home
ob> chkds badsyntax.ds