1 02/06/81  Text Editing
 2 
 3 Text files on Multics, including source programs for such languages
 4 as PL/I and Fortran, are usually created and modified using one of
 5 the standard system text editors.  The following editors are
 6 supported on the Multics system:
 7 
 8    emacs
 9       a display-oriented editor designed for use on CRT terminals.
10       This editor has a large repertoire of requests for editing and
11       formatting text and programs.  Several modes of operation for
12       special applications (e.g., RMAIL, PL/I, FORTRAN) are provided.
13       Emacs has extremely powerful features for user customization
14       and program-building.
15    qedx
16       a straightforward line-oriented editor with a standard
17       complement of requests, including addition and deletion
18       of text in multiple buffers and pattern-directed
19       substitutions.  This is the standard Multics editor.
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22    ted
23       ted is an extended version of qedx, with many added features
24       and powerful added requests.  ted has been designed to
25       facilitate macro-writing, while maintaining compatibility
26       with qedx.
27    teco
28       a character-oriented editor based upon the TECO Editor used
29       on Digital Equipment Corporation systems.  Provides a
30       repertoire of character-oriented requests designed to
31       facilitate editor programming via macro-building.
32    edm
33       an extremely simple line-oriented editor, presenting a very
34       concise command set with a bare minimum of power.  edm may
35       be of interest to elementary users of Multics on printing
36       terminals.
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39 Basic Information:
40 For basic information on any of these editors, type:
41 
42                 help <editor_name>
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44 
45 List of Manuals:
46 For more detailed explanations, see the following manuals:
47 
48       emacs: Emacs Text Editor Users' Guide, Order No. CH27
49              Introduction to  Emacs, Order No. CP31
50                     (available with MR9.0)
51              MPM Commands & Active Functions, Order No. AG92
52              Multics Emacs Extension Writers' Guide, Order No. CJ52
53       qedx:  Qedx Text Editor Users' Guide, Order No. CG40
54              MPM Commands & Active Functions, Order No. AG92
55       teco:  MPM System Tools, Order No. AZ03
56       ted:   Ted Text Editor Users' Guide, Order No. CP50
57                     (available with MR9.0)
58       edm:   MPM Commands & Active Functions, Order No. AG92
59              Multics FAST Subsystem Users' Guide, Order No. AU25