EDIT(1)                  DOMAIN/IX SYS5                   EDIT(1)



NAME
     edit - text editor (a variant of ex for casual users)

USAGE
     edit [ -r ] file ...

DESCRIPTION
     Edit is a variant of the text editor ex(1) and is recom-
     mended if you are a new or casual user who desires to use a
     command-oriented editor.

     If file already exists, edit will tell you how many lines
     and characters are in the file, before you begin editing.
     If the file does not yet exist, and you wish to create it as
     a result of the edit session, you must supply a name that
     does not match any of the other filenames in the current
     directory.

     For more complete details on the use of edit, see the
     DOMAIN/IX Text Processing Guide.

DIAGNOSTICS
     ``No write since last change:''
          Attempted to quit from the editor after modifying the
          buffer, without writing out the file.

     Other diagnostics are usually self-explanatory.

RELATED INFORMATION
     ex(1), vi(1).























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