You can use line commands to: Insert or delete lines; Repeat lines; Rearrange lines or overlay portions of lines; Simplify text entry and formatting; Define an input mask; Shift data; Include or exclude lines from the display; Control tabs and boundaries for editing; Convert some types of special temporary lines to data lines

Line descriptions describe the physical line connection and the data link protocol to be used between the IBM i server and the network. To create line descriptions, follow these steps: Type the appropriate command from the following list on the IBM i system command line and press F4.

Creating a new TCP/IP line description using IBM Navigator for i To create a TCP/IP line using IBM Navigator for i, follow these steps. Starting a TCP/IP line description using IBM Navigator for i To start a TCP/IP line using IBM Navigator for i, follow these steps. Ending a TCP/IP line description using IBM Navigator for i To end a TCP/IP line ...

Certain combinations of line and column numbers have special meaning: Until the column comes within range, out-of-range column values are reduced by the line length, and the line value is incremented. A column number, then, can cause the line number to be incremented several times. Out-of-range line values cause the screen to scroll up one line.

The I (insert) line command inserts one or more lines in your data set or member. The inserted lines are blank unless you have defined a mask. See MASK—Define Masks for more information about defining a mask.

Line continuation begins at column 1 on the next line. The (-) character must be preceded by one or more blanks. The (+) character can be used to continue a line following complete options, directives, or specifiers, or in the middle of options, directives, or specifiers.

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IBM's first commercial computer, the IBM 701, introduced in 1952, used a line printer, the IBM 716, that was based on the type wheel IBM 407 accounting machine. The 716 was incorporated in subsequent mainstream computers in the IBM 700/7000 series. An early drum printer was the "Potter Flying Typewriter", in 1952.

There are two types of special characters that can be used with line data; carriage control characters (CC) and table reference characters (TRC). Carriage control characters affect the data's line positioning. A carriage control character can be represented as either American National Standard (ANSI) or machine code.

Line speed. The speed of data transfer is limited by the connection type, cabling, and maximum speeds that your system and link partner support. The supported speeds are 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 25 Gbps, and 100 Gbps. The cable type you use directly limits the speed at which you can transmit and receive data.