edit¶

a line-oriented text editor
NAME
    edit - a line-oriented text editor

SYNOPSIS
    edit name

DESCRIPTION
    A simple line editor for creating and changing text files over the
    serial console, without needing a full-screen terminal (unlike vi).
    Lines are numbered; you list, insert, replace, and delete by number,
    then write the file out. edit is a /bin program (a TPA program run at
    $6A00).

LIMITS
    The text buffer is 12 KB ($C000..$F000) and lines are capped at 255
    characters. A file larger than 12 KB is REFUSED outright --
    "FILE TOO LARGE (MAX 12K)" -- rather than part-loaded: a truncated
    buffer would look like a short file, and writing it back out would
    destroy the rest of it. Use vi or split the file.

EXAMPLES
    edit hello.asm
    run /bin/edit.bin notes.txt

SEE ALSO
    vi, asm, cat