THE

EDIT - edit another file or switch to next file

Syntax:
Edit [file]

Description:
The EDIT command allows the user to edit another file . The new file is placed in the file ring . The previous file being edited remains in memory and can be returned to by issuing an EDIT command without any parameters. Several files can be edited at once, and all files are arranged in a ring, with subsequent EDIT commands moving through the ring, one file at a time.

Compatibility:
XEDIT: Does not provide options switches.
KEDIT: Does not provide options switches.

See Also:
THE, XEDIT, KEDIT

Status:
Complete.


The Hessling Editor is Copyright © Mark Hessling, 1990-2002 <M.Hessling@qut.edu.au>
Generated on: 15 Aug 2002

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