edit Command
  
  
  Purpose
  
  Provides a simple line editor for the new user.
  
   Syntax
  
  edit [  -r ] [ File ... ]
  
  Description
  
  The edit command starts a line editor designed for beginning
  users, a simplified version of the ex editor.  The edit editor is
  part of a family of editors that includes the ed editor,  ex edi-
  tor, and  vi editor.  Knowing about the edit editor can help you
  learn the more advanced features of the other editors.   To  edit
  the contents of a file, enter:
  
  edit  File
  
  When File is the name of an existing file, the edit command
  copies it to a buffer and displays the  number of lines and char-
  acters in it.  Then it displays a : (colon) prompt to show that
  it is ready to read subcommands from standard input.  If the file
  named in the parameter File does not already exist, the edit com-
  mand indicates  this and creates the new file.  You can give more
  than one file name for the File parameter, in which case the edit
  command copies the first  file  into  its  buffer  and stores the
  remaining file names in an argument list for later use.  The edit
  editor does not make changes to the edited file until you use the
  w subcommand to write the changes.
  
  Flags
  
  -r	Recovers the file being edited after an editor or system mal-
  function.
  
  Implementation Specifics
  
  This command is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.
  
  Related Information
  
  The  ed or red command,  ex command,  vi or vedit command.
  
   Editors Overview in AIX Version 3.2 Editing Concepts and Pro-
  cedures  introduces  general  concepts about editors and
  describes the main AIX editors.

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  edit Subcommand for the dbx Command
  
  
  Purpose
  
  Starts an editor on the specified file.
  
   Syntax
  
  edit [ Procedure | File ]
  
  Description
  
  The edit subcommand invokes an editor on the specified file.  The
  file may be specified through the File parameter or by specifying
  the Procedure parameter, where the editor is invoked on the file
  containing that procedure.  If no  file  is specified, the editor
  is invoked on the current source file.  The default is the vi ed-
  itor.  Override the default by resetting the EDITOR environment
  variable to the name of the desired editor.
  
  Note:	The edit subcommand can be executed only while running the
  dbx or the xde debug program.
  
  Examples
  
  1.	To start an editor on the current source file, enter:
  
  edit
  
  2.	To start an editor on the main.c file, enter:
  
  edit main.c
  
  3.	To start an editor on the file containing the do_count() pro-
  cedure, enter:
  
  edit do_count
  
  Related Information
  
  The  dbx Symbolic Debug Program Overview in AIX Version 3.2 Gen-
  eral Programming Concepts.
  
  The  list subcommand for the dbx command.
  
  The  vi or vedit command.
  
   List of dbx Subcommands in AIX Version 3.2 General Programming
  Concepts.
  
   Displaying the Current File in AIX Version 3.2 General Program-
  ming Concepts.
  
   Changing the Current File or Procedure in AIX Version 3.2 Gen-
  eral Programming Concepts.