vip(1)

NAME
vip - edit interactively in a pipeline

SYNOPSIS
vip [ -no ] [ command ]

DESCRIPTION
vip (vi pipe) allows you to interactively edit at any point in a pipeline. It can be used syntactically like a filter.

OPTIONS
The following options are supported:

-n  Close standard input, if it is from a keyboard.

-o  Do not send the edited text to standard output.

OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:

command
    Command to run to produce initial text for editing. Default is standard input.

ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variables are used:

VISUAL, EDITOR
    Checked in that order for the name of the text editor to use. Default is vi(1).

TMPDIR
    Directory to use for temporary file. Default is /usr/tmp.

DIAGNOSTICS
Returns the exit status from the edit session.

FILES

/usr/tmp/vip.pid
    Temporary file for holding input from standard input or command.

SEE ALSO
sh(1), vi(1),
“ToolMan Edits Pipes - Interactively!,” ;login: magazine (USENIX Association), October 1997.

BUGS

vip does not like to be run without a tty device available.

vip uses a temporary file.

AUTHOR
vip was written at the Department of Computer Science at Duke University, by Daniel E. Singer (a.k.a. ToolMan).