ex(C)                           19 June 1992                           ex(C)


 Name

    ex, edit - invoke a text editor

 Syntax

    ex [-s] [-v] [-t tag] [-r file] [-L] [-R] [-c command] name ...

    edit [-r] [-x] [-C] name ...

 Description

    The ex command is the root of the editors ex, vi(C), view, and vedit.  ex
    is a superset of ed, with the most notable extension being a display
    editing facility.  Display-based editing is the focus of the vi family of
    editors.

    edit is a variant of ex recommended for new or casual users who wish to
    use a command-oriented editor.  It operates precisely as ex with the fol-
    lowing options automatically set:

       novice        ON

       report        ON

       showmode      ON

       magic         OFF

    These options can be turned on or off via the set command in ex.

    Refer to the vi(C) page for a complete description of the ex commands.

 Files

    /usr/lib/ex3.7strings           Error messages
    /usr/lib/ex3.7recover           Recover command
    /usr/lib/ex3.7preserve          Preserve command
    /usr/lib/terminfo               Describes capabilities of terminals
    $HOME/.exrc                     Editor startup file
    /tmp/Exnnnnn                    Editor temporary
    /tmp/Rxnnnnn                    Named buffer temporary
    /usr/preserve                   Preservation directory

 See also

    awk(C), ctags(CP), ed(C), grep(C), infocmp(ADM), sed(C), tic(C), -
    terminfo(F), terminfo(M), vi(C)

 Credit

    This utility was developed at the University of California at Berkeley
    and is used with permission.

 Standards conformance

    ex is conformant with:

    AT&T SVID Issue 2;
    and X/Open Portability Guide, Issue 3, 1989.