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.\" $XConsortium: xedit.man,v 1.23 94/04/17 20:43:39 matt Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1994 X Consortium
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.\" $XFree86: xc/programs/xedit/xedit.man,v 1.18 2002/10/12 16:06:48 herrb Exp $
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.\"
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.TH XEDIT 1 __vendorversion__
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.SH NAME
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xedit \- simple text editor for X
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.SH SYNTAX
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.B xedit
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[
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.I \-toolkitoption
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\&.\|.\|. ] [
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.I filename
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\&.\|.\|. ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I Xedit
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provides a window consisting of the following four areas:
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.IP "Commands Section" 25
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A set of commands that allow you to exit \fIxedit\fP, save the file, or
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load a new file into the edit window.
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.IP "Message Window" 25
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Displays \fIxedit\fP messages. In addition, this window can be also used as
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a scratch pad.
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.IP "Filename Display"
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Displays the name of the file currently being edited, and whether this file
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is \fIRead-Write\fP or \fIRead Only\fP.
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.IP "Edit Window" 25
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Displays the text of the file that you are editing or creating.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.I Xedit
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accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line
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options (see
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.IR X (__miscmansuffix__)).
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The order of the command line options is not important.
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.TP 8
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.I filename
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Specifies the file(s) that are to be loaded during start-up. This is the
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file which will be edited. If a file is not specified,
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.I xedit
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lets you load files or create new files after it has started up.
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.SH EDITING
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The Athena Text widget is used for the three sections of this
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application that allow text input. The characters typed will go to
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the Text widget that has the input focus, or the Text widget that the pointer
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cursor is currently over.
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.PP
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The following keystroke combinations are defined:
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.sp
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.nf
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.ta 1.0i 3.0i 4.5i
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Ctrl-a Beginning Of Line Meta-b Backward Word
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Ctrl-b Backward Character Meta-f Forward Word
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Ctrl-d Delete Next Character Meta-i Insert File
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Ctrl-e End Of Line Meta-k Kill To End Of Paragraph
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Ctrl-f Forward Character Meta-q Form Paragraph
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Ctrl-g Keyboard Reset Meta-v Previous Page
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Ctrl-h Delete Previous Character Meta-y Insert Current Selection
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Ctrl-j Newline And Indent Meta-z Scroll One Line Down
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Ctrl-k Kill To End Of Line Meta-d Delete Next Word
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Ctrl-l Redraw Display Meta-D Kill Word
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Ctrl-m Newline Meta-h Delete Previous Word
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Ctrl-n Next Line Meta-H Backward Kill Word
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Ctrl-o Newline And Backup Meta-< Beginning Of File
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Ctrl-p Previous Line Meta-> End Of File
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Ctrl-r Search/Replace Backward Meta-] Forward Paragraph
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Ctrl-s Search/Replace Forward Meta-[ Backward Paragraph
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Ctrl-t Transpose Characters
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Ctrl-u [\fInumber\fP] Multiply by 4 or \fInumber\fP Meta-Delete Delete Previous Word
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Ctrl-v Next Page Meta-Shift Delete Kill Previous Word
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Ctrl-w Kill Selection Meta-Backspace Delete Previous Word
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Ctrl-y Unkill Meta-Shift Backspace Kill Previous Word
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Ctrl-z Scroll One Line Up Meta-z Scroll One Line Down
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Ctrl-_ Undo
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Escape Line Edit Mode
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In addition, the pointer may be used to cut and paste text:
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.ta .5i 2.0i
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Button 1 Down Start Selection
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Button 1 Motion Adjust Selection
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Button 1 Up End Selection (cut)
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Button 2 Down Insert Current Selection (paste)
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Button 3 Down Extend Current Selection
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Button 3 Motion Adjust Selection
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Button 3 Up End Selection (cut)
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.fi
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.sp
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.SH LINE EDIT MODE
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.I Line edit mode
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enables several shortcut commands for searching and replacing text in a
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xedit buffer.
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.I Line edit mode
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commands have the format:
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.br
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.nf
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[\fIline-number\fP[,\fIline-number\fP]]\fIcommand\fP[\fIparameters\fP]
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.fi
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.I Line number
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may be specified as:
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.TP 8
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\&.
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The current text line.
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.TP 8
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$
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The last line of the file.
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.TP 8
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number
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The literal line \fInumber\fP.
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.TP 8
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- or ^
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The previous line. Equivalent to \fI-1\fP.
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.TP 8
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-number or ^number
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The current line minus \fInumber\fP.
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.TP 8
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+
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The next line. Equivalent to \fI+1\fP.
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.TP 8
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+number
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The current line plus \fInumber\fP.
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.TP 8
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, or %
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From the first to the last line. Equivalent to \fI1,$\fP.
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.TP 8
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;
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From the current to the last line. Equivalent to \fI.,$\fP.
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.PP
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.I Command
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may be specified as:
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.TP 8
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s
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Substitute text in the specified lines.
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.TP 8
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/re/
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Search forward for the regular expression pattern \fIre\fP.
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.TP 8
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?re?
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Search backward for the regular expression pattern \fIre\fP.
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.PP
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.I Parameters
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may be specified as:
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.TP 8
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/re/
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Works as a parameter to \fIi\fP or as a command.
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.TP 8
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/re/text/
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Search forward for \fIre\fP and substitute by \fItext\fP.
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.PP
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.I Options
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may follow or be parameters, known values are:
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.TP 8
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i
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Case insensitive search.
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.TP 8
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g
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\fIGlobal\fP match when replacing text. Unless specified, only the nth,
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that defaults to 1, match will be replaced.
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.TP 8
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c
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\fIConfirm\fP before replacing text.
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.TP 8
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number
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Replace only the occurrence referenced by \fInumber\fP.
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.PP
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Commands accept some variations, examples:
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.br
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.nf
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/pattern/i
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i/pattern/
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i/pattern
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.fi
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Search forward for \fIpattern\fP.
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.br
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.nf
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,sc/pattern/text
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,sc/pattern/text/
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,s/pattern/text/c
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.fi
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Search the entire buffer and ask confirmation to replace \fIpattern\fP
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with \fItext\fP.
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.br
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.nf
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,s/pattern/text/number
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.fi
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Replace the match \fInumber\fP in the text line. If not specified,
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defaults to the first occurrence.
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.PP
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When searching for text, type <Return> to go to the next match.
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When interactively replacing text, type \fIy\fP or \fIY\fP to accept the
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change, and \fIn\fP or \fIN\fP to ignore it and go to the next match.
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.SH COMMANDS
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.IP Quit 8
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Quits the current editing session. If any changes have not been saved,
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.I xedit
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displays a warning message, allowing the user to save them.
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.IP Save
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If file backups are enabled (see RESOURCES, below)
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.I xedit
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stores a copy of the
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original, unedited file in <prefix>\fIfile\fP<suffix>,
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then overwrites the \fIfile\fP with the contents of the edit window. The
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filename is retrieved from the Text widget directly to the right of
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the \fILoad\fP button.
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.IP Load
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Loads the file named in the text widget immediately to the right
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of the this button and displays it in the Edit window.
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.SH RESOURCES
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For \fIxedit\fP the available resources are:
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.TP 8
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.B enableBackups (\fPClass\fB EnableBackups)
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Specifies that, when edits made to an existing file are saved,
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.I xedit
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is to copy the original version of that file to <prefix>\fIfile\fP<suffix>
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before it saves the changes. The default value for this resource is
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``on,'' stating that backups should be created.
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.TP 8
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.B backupNamePrefix (\fPClass\fB BackupNamePrefix)
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Specifies a string that is to be prepended to the backup filename. The
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default is that no string shall be prepended.
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.TP 8
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.B backupNameSuffix (\fPClass\fB BackupNameSuffix)
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Specifies a string that is to be appended to the backup filename. The
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default is to use ``~'' as the suffix.
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.TP 8
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.B positionFormat (\fPClass\fB Format)
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Specifies a format string used to display the cursor position. This
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string uses printf(3) like notation, where
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.B %l
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prints the line number,
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.B %c
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prints the column number,
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.B %p
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prints the insert position offset, and
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.B %s
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prints the current file size. It is also allowed to specify field sizes,
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with the notation
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.B %\-?[0\-9]+
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\&. The default format string is ``L%l'', which shows the character ``L''
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followed by the line number.
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.TP 8
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.B hints (\fPClass\fB Hints)
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Specifies a list of strings, separated by new lines, that will be
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displayed in the bc_label window.
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.TP 8
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.B hintsInterval (\fPClass \fBInterval)
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Specifies the interval in seconds, which the hint string in the bc_label
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window will be changed.
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.TP 8
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.B changedBitmap (\fPClass \fBBitmap)
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Specifies the name of the Bitmap that will be displayed in the fileMenu, when
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the file being edited is changed.
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.TP 8
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.B autoReplace (\fPClass \fBReplace)
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This resource is useful to automatically correct common misspelling errors, but
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can also be used to create simple macros. The format is
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\fI{non-blanks}{blanks}[{string}]\fP. Fields are separeted by newlines.
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Example of use:
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\"
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.br
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.nf
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nto not\\n\\
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/macro some long string with \\\\\\n newlines \\\\\\n
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.fi
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\"
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.br
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Will automatically replace the word \fInto\fP by \fInot\fP, and \fI/macro\fP
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by \fIsome long string with
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newlines
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\fP
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when you type that words.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.dictionaries (\fPClass \fBispell.Dictionary)
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Specifies a list of dictionary names, separeted by spaces, available to the
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ispell program. The default value is \fI"american americamed+ english"\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.dictionary (\fPClass \fBispell.Dictionary)
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Specifies the default dictionary to use.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell*<DICTIONARY>.wordChars (\fPClass \fBispell*Chars)
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Specifies a set of characters that can be part of a legal word. The
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\fI<DICTIONARY>\fP field is one of the dictionaries specified in the
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\fIdictionaries\fP resource.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.ispellCommand (\fPClass \fBispell.CommandLine)
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The path to the ispell program, and possibly, additional arguments. You don't
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need to specify the ``-w'' option, neither the ``-a'' option.
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Refer to the \fIispell\fP(1) manpage for more information on ispell options.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.formatting (\fPClass \fPispell.TextFormat)
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Specifies which text formatting to use while spell checking the file. The
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available formats are \fItext\fP and \fIhtml\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell*text.skipLines (\fPClass \fBispell*text.Skip)
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Lines starting with one of the characters in this string will not be spell
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checked. This resource is only used in \fItext\fP mode.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.terseMode (\fPClass \fBispell.Terse)
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When enabled, runs ispell in terse mode, not asking user interaction for words
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generated through compound formation (when using the ispell ``-C'' option), or
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words generated through affix removal. The default value is False.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.lookCommand (\fPClass \fBispell.CommandLine)
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The path to the program to search for alternate words, and possibly,
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additional arguments. The default program used is \fI/usr/bin/egrep\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.wordsFile (\fPClass \fBispell.Words)
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The path to the file[s] to search for alternate words. The default file is
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\fI/usr/share/dict/words\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.guessLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
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String displayed in the ispell status bar when ispell returns a guess list
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of one or more words. The default value is \fIGuess\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.missLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
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String displayed in the ispell status bar when ispell returns a list of one
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or more words to match a misspelled one. The default value is \fIMiss\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.rootLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
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String displayed in the ispell status bar when the word is not in the dictionary,
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but it can be formed through a root one. The default value is \fIRoot:\fP, and is
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followed by a space and the root word.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.noneLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
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String displayed in the ispell status bar when there is no near misses. The default
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value is \fINone\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.compoundLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
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String displayed in the ispell status bar when the word being checked is formed by
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concatenation of two words. The default value is \fICompound\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.okLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
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String displayed in the ispell status bar when the checked word is in the dictionary.
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This string is only displayed when using the \fIcheck\fP button in the xedit ispell
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interface. The default value is \fIOk\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.eofLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
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The string displayed in the ispell status bar when the end of the file is reached.
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The default value is \fIEnd Of File\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.repeatLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
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The string displayed in the ispell status bar when two identical words are found
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together in the file. The default value is \fIRepeat\fP.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.lookLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
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The string displayed in the ispell status bar after displaying the results of
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the \fILook\fP command. If no results are found, the value of the
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\fIispell.noneLabel\fP resource is shown.
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.TP 8
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.B ispell.workingLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
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The string displayed in the ispell status bar while xedit is communicating with
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ispell. The default value is \fI...\fP.
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.SH WIDGETS
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In order to specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy of
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the widgets which compose \fIxedit\fR. In the notation below,
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indentation indicates hierarchical structure. The widget class name
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is given first, followed by the widget instance name.
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.sp
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.nf
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.ta .5i 1.0i 1.5i 2.0i
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Xedit xedit
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Paned paned
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Paned buttons
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Command quit
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Command save
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Command load
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Text filename
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Label bc_label
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Text messageWindow
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Label labelWindow
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Text editWindow
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.fi
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.sp
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
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.PP
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.TP 20
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.I DISPLAY
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to get the default host and display number.
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.TP 20
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.I XENVIRONMENT
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to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
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stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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.SH FILES
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.TP 20
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.I __apploaddir__/Xedit
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specifies required resources
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IR X (__miscmansuffix__),
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.IR xrdb (1),
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.I "Athena Widget Set"
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.SH RESTRICTIONS
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Xedit is not a replacement to Emacs.
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Copyright 1988, Digital Equipment Corporation.
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.br
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Copyright 1989, X Consortium
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.br
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Copyright 1998, The XFree86 Project
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.br
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See
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.IR X (__miscmansuffix__)
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for a full statement of rights and permissions.
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.SH AUTHORS
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Chris D. Peterson, MIT X Consortium
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.br
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Paulo Cesar Pereira de Andrade, The XFree86 Project
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