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This editor is the default editor on VAX/VMS and OpenVMS. '''Author:''' HewlettPackard (formerly Compaq formerly DEC) '''Homepage:''' http://www.hp.com '''Wikipedia:''' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDT_text_editor '''Manual:''' http://www.openvms.compaq.com/doc/73final/6489/6489pro_020.html#edt_ch http://elvira.stacken.kth.se/rstsdoc/rsts-doc-v97/v9.7-v4a-a-aa-m476a-tk-edt-editor-manual.pdf (38MB) '''Family:''' DecFamily '''Platform:''' VAX/VMS, OpenVMS, RT-11, RSTS-E, RSX-11mPlus '''License:''' Commercial It evolved from a LineEditor (called "si" I think) and, indeed, many operations can be performed from the command line. It does not include a MacroLanguage though their is a LineEditor language. For that, you should try [[TPU]] There are seven versions that I know of: * The only commercial version is [[EdtPlus]] from Boston Business Computing * There is an [[EDT]] mode for GnuEmacs, but the last time I used it, I thought it was pretty lame. * There is a freeware version from texas written by Charles Sandmann. http://clio.rice.edu/EDstuff/ * There is another called [[SEDT]] which is kind of an extended [[EDT]]. * Lockheed-Martin has a version for Unix variants and linux called EDt at http://www.atl.external.lmco.com/proj/csim/gui/edt/edt.html * The [[JED]] editor is supposed to have a pretty decent [[EDT]] emulator. * Finally, there is a pretty interesting site with an [[EDT]] for Linux, VMS, and OZONE: http://www.o3one.org/edt.html The EdtKeyboardLayout is notable for its extensive use of the keyboard keypad. Historically, this is because of two reasons: First, the DEC terminals available at the time (VT100/VT52) had only four function (f-keys) available. Secondly, the DEC terminals had quite a number of keys on the keypad. The keys used by EDT are: * comma * period * number * minus character (but no plus key!) * gold key (f1) * red key (f2) * blue key (f3) * f4 (NOTE: I'm not sure about the colors to F-key mapping. feel free to correct.) For comparison ... the ultra common PC 101 keyboards don't have the following keys: * comma * f1 thru f4 keys Instead, they have: * plus * asterisk * forward slash (/) * numlock To Start: $ EDIT FILENAME To Exit: Control-Z follow by exit and Return key.
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