The xedit(1) utility accepts all of the standard X Toolkit
command-line options (see X(5)). The order of the command-line options is
not important.
filename
Specifies the file to be loaded during start-up. This is the
file that will be edited. If a file is not specified,
xedit(1) lets you load a file or create a new file after it
has started up.
The Athena Text widget is used for the three sections of this
application that allow text input. The characters typed will go to
the Text widget that the pointer cursor is currently over. If the
pointer cursor is not over a text widget, the key presses will have
no effect on the application. This is also true for the special key
sequences that pop-up dialog widgets, so typing Ctrl-s in the file
name widget will enable searching in that widget, not the edit
widget.
Both the message window and the edit window will create a
scrollbar if the text to display is too large to fit in that
window. Horizontal scrolling is not allowed by default, but can be
turned on through the Text widget's resources, see Athena Widget
Set for the exact resource definition.
The following keystroke combinations are defined:
Ctrl-a
Beginning Of Line
Ctrl-b
Backward Character
Ctrl-d
Delete Next Character
Ctrl-e
End Of Line
Ctrl-f
Forward Character
Ctrl-g
Multiply Reset
Ctrl-h
Delete Previous Character
Ctrl-j
Newline And Indent
Ctrl-k
Kill To End Of Line
Ctrl-l
Redraw Display
Ctrl-m
Newline
Ctrl-n
Next Line
Ctrl-o
Newline And Backup
Ctrl-p
Previous Line
Ctrl-r
Search/Replace Backward
Ctrl-s
Search/Replace Forward
Ctrl-t
Transpose Characters
Ctrl-u
Multiply by 4
Ctrl-v
Next Page
Ctrl-w
Kill Selection
Ctrl-y
Unkill
Ctrl-z
Scroll One Line Up
Meta-b
Backward Word
Meta-d
Delete Next Word
Meta-D
Kill Word
Meta-f
Forward Word
Meta-H
Backward Kill Word
Meta-h
Delete Previous Word
Meta-i
Insert File
Meta-k
Kill To End Of Paragraph
Meta-q
Form Paragraph
Meta-v
Previous Page
Meta-y
Insert Current Selection
Meta-z
Scroll One Line Down
Meta->
End Of File
Meta-<
Beginning Of File
Meta-[
Backward Paragraph
Meta-]
Forward Paragraph
Meta-Backspace
Delete Previous Word
Meta-Shift Backspace
Kill Previous Word
Meta-Delete
Delete Previous Word
Meta-Shift Delete
Kill Previous Word
In addition, the pointer can be used to cut and paste text:
Quits the current editing session. If any changes have not been
saved, xedit(1) displays a warning message allowing the user
to save the file.
Save
If file backups are enabled (see RESOURCES, below)
xedit(1) stores a copy of the original, unedited file in
<prefix>file<suffix>, then overwrites the
file with the contents of the edit window. The file name is
retrieved from the Text widget directly to the right of the
Load button.
Load
Loads the file named in the text widget immediately to the
right of the this button and displays it in the Edit window. If the
currently displayed file has been modified, a warning message asks
the user to save the changes or press Load again.
Specifies that, when edits made to an existing file are saved,
xedit(1) is to copy the original version of that file to
<prefix>file<suffix> before it saves the
changes. The default value for this resource is "off," stating that
no backups should be created.
backupNamePrefix (ClassBackupNamePrefix)
Specifies a string that is to be prepended to the backup file
name. The default is that no string shall be prepended.
backupNameSuffix (ClassBackupNameSuffix)
Specifies a string that is to be appended to the backup file
name. The default is to use ".BAK" as the suffix.
In order to specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy
of the widgets that compose xedit(1). In the notation below,
indentation indicates hierarchical structure. The widget class name
is given first, followed by the widget instance name.
Xedit xedit
Paned paned
Paned buttons
Command quit
Command save
Command load
Text filename
Label bc_label
Text messageWindow
Label labelWindow
Text editWindow