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40 .Nd emergency text editor
49 utility is a simple text editor primarily designed for use when a
50 system is booted single-user and has no /usr (and thus no access to
51 vi). Simple help can be obtained by hitting the F1 key while in
52 the editor. Control-W writes out the file and Control-X exits
56 .Bl -tag -width "Right arrow" -compact -offset indent
74 Move left one character
76 Move right one character
86 Repeat last cmd # times
92 Save from marked location to current cursor location
100 Insert a file at cursor
102 Delete from marked location to current cursor location
104 Erase and redraw screen
110 Insert the contents of the save file into new file
114 Delete to end of line
124 Insert the contents of the save file at cursor
126 Abort current operation
142 This utility is designed as an emergency editor for single-user mode
143 when /usr is not available. The terminal type is hardwired to either
144 an xterm or cons25 (video console). The editor understands stty
145 rows and columns but is otherwise meant to be fairly minimal in scope.
149 utility first appeared in Minix . It was brought into PicoBSD for a
150 time, and some work was done on it, then later brought into
152 where some additional usability work was done on it.