ivi Command summary
| ADVANCE | {int}|{int} | Move cursor m lines, n cols |
| APPEND | {file}|{int}|{int} | Append disk file to corefile |
| ASK | {digit} | Program inquiry feature |
| AUTOWRAP | {digit} | Enable/disable autowrap |
| BEGIN | Move cursor to start of corefile | |
| BINARY | {string} | Outputs a string to the terminal |
| BYE | Leave the editor | |
| CDIRECTORY | {string} | Change or dislay current directory |
| CHANGE | {s1}|{s2}|{digit} | Change all occurrence of s1 to s2 |
| CLEAR | Clear current corefile | |
| CORE | {digit} | Switch to another corefile |
| DELETE | {file} | Delete a disk file |
| DIRECTORY | {b|f|t} | Show brief or full directory listing or parent directory |
| DTAB | {digit} | Enable/disable decimal tab |
| EDITOR OPTION | Sets various editor options | |
| END | Move cursor to last line of the file | |
| EVALUATE | {string} | Evaluate numerical expression |
| EXPRESSION | {string} | Set current expression for evaluation |
| FETCH | {file} | Fetch disk file to corefile |
| FIND | {digit}|{string} | Locate occurrence of string |
| FONT | {int}|{int} | Set output table for a character |
| FUNCTION | {digit}|{string} | Set function |
| GENERATE DISPLAY | Redraw display screen | |
| GOODBYE | Leave the editor | |
| HYPHENS | {digit 1-3} | Set hyphenation level |
| INSERT | {file} | Insert disk file below cursor line of corefile |
| JOIN | {file} | Append corefile to disk file |
| JUSTIFY | {digit} | Enable/disable justification |
| KEY | {int}|{int} | Set an operation on a key |
| MARGINS | {int}|{int} | Set left and right margins |
| MERGE | {file} | Set short merge template |
| NAME | {file} | Set corefile filename |
| NEWNAME | {f1}|{f2} | Rename file 'f1' to file 'f2' |
| OBJECT | {digit} | Set object/view type |
| OVERWRITE | {file} | Replace disk file with corefile |
| POSITION | {int}|{int} | Position cursor to row m, column n |
| PROCEDURE | {file} | Execute ivi commands from a disk file |
| RESULT | {digit} | (for driver program) Place a result on the result stack |
| RUN | {file} | Execute a program to "drive" IVI |
| SAVE | {file} | Write corefile to diskfile |
| SCANSET | {string} | Set search string |
| SKEY | {digit} | Set sort of diacritics |
| SORT | {digit}|{int}|{int}|{int} | Sort corefile lines or records |
| SWITCH | {digit} | Control communication between driver program and ivi |
| TAB | {int} | Set tabs every m columns (clear tabs if m = 0) |
| TEMPLATE | {digit|file} | Set record or long merge template |
| TERMINAL | {string} | Emit string to terminal |
| UNIX SHELL | {string} | Execute a UNIX command (or create shell) |
| UPDATE | Make backup copy of file ( BAK) and save | |
| VIEW | {digit} | Display current editor settings |
| WINDOW | {digit|digit} | Set window dimensions in remote terminal |
Some further ivi commands are used by the VINCI natural language generation system.
Commands for Line Drawing Editor
These are left here for completeness, but are not activated in the current circulated version of ivi.
| ANGLE | {int} | Set sub-picture rotation angle |
| ARC | ||
| CHAR STRING | ||
| CIRCLE | ||
| CURVE | ||
| LINE | ||
| PGON | ||
| SIZE | {int} | Set scaling factor for sub-picture |
| STEP | {int} | Set step size for cursor movement |
| TRANSLATE | {int|int} | Enter translation for sub-picture |