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NAME
       Jed - programmers editor

SYNOPSIS
       jed --version
       jed-script --version
       xjed --version

       jed [--secure] [--batch|--script|--help]	[options] file ...
       jed-script [--secure] script file [script options] ...
       xjed  [--secure]	 [X  options] [--batch|--script|--help]	[options] file
       ...

DESCRIPTION
       Jed - programmers editor

       Features:

       Color syntax highlighting.  Emulation  of  Emacs,  EDT,	Wordstar,  and
       Brief  editors.	Extensible in a	language resembling C. Completely cus-
       tomizable.  Editing TeX files with AUC-TeX style	editing	 (BiBTeX  sup-
       port too).  Folding support, and	much more...

       For  complete  documentation, see GNU info files, this manual only pro-
       vides brief tutorial.

OPTIONS
   major options
       --version
	      prints the version and compiletime variables.
       --help
	      prints usage information.
       --secure
	      runs Jed in secure mode, e.g. you	can't run  any	external  com-
	      mands with system() or run_shell_cmd().
       --batch
	      run Jed in batch mode.  This is a	non-interactive	mode.
       --script
	      this  is	a  mode	like --batch but jed does not eval the startup
	      files. It	behaves	like slsh.  You	must give the file that	should
	      be evaluated as  second  argument.  It's	the  same  as  calling
	      jed-script.

   minor options
       -n
	      do not load .jedrc file.
       -a 'file'
	      load file	as user	configuration file instead of .jedrc.
       + 'n'
	      goto  line  n  in	buffer (notice that in order to	this option to
	      take effect, if must appear before the file name in the  command
	      line, like 'jed +3 file')
       -g 'n'
	      goto  line  n  in	buffer (notice that in order to	this option to
	      take effect, if must appear after	the file name in  the  command
	      line, like 'jed file -g 3')
       -l 'file'
	      load file	as S-Lang code.
       -f 'function'
	      execute S-Lang function named function
       -s 'string'
	      search forward for string
       -2
	      split window
       -i 'file'
	      insert file into current buffer.

   X options
       xjed  accapts  the common options like -display,	-name, -fn and -geome-
       try.  Additionaly it accepts

       -facesize SIZE, -fs SIZE
	      if build with XRENDERFONT	support, selects the font  size	 SIZE.
	      Use it with the option -fn to select a scalable font.
       -foreground COLOR, -fg COLOR
	      sets the foreground color.
       -background COLOR, -bg COLOR
	      sets the background color.
       -fgMouse	COLOR, -mfg COLOR
	      sets the foreground color	of the mouse pointer.
       -bgMouse	COLOR, -mbg COLOR
	      sets the background color	of the mouse pointer.
       -Iconic,	-ic
	      start iconified.
       -title NAME
	      sets the window title to NAME.

       For more	options	look at	xterm.c.

CONFIGURATION
	      Emulating	Other Editors

       JED's ability to	create new functions using the S-Lang programming lan-
       guage  as  well	as allowing the	user to	choose key bindings, makes the
       emulation of other editors possible. Currently, JED provides reasonable
       emulation of the	Emacs, EDT, and	Wordstar editors.

	      Emacs Emulation

       Emacs Emulation is provided by the S-Lang code in emacs.sl.  The	 basic
       functionality  of  Emacs	 is  emulated; most Emacs users	should have no
       problem with JED.  To enable Emacs emulation in JED, make sure that the
       line:

	      () = evalfile ("emacs");

       is in your jed.rc (.jedrc) startup file.	 JED is	distributed with  this
       line already present in the default jed.rc file.

	      EDT Emulation

       For  EDT	emulation, edt.sl must be loaded.  This	is accomplished	by en-
       suring that the line:

	      () = evalfile ("edt");

       is in present in	the jed.rc (.jedrc) Startup File.

	      Wordstar Emulation

       wordstar.sl contains the	S-Lang	code  for  JED's  Wordstar  emulation.
       Adding the line

	      () = evalfile ("wordstar");

       to  your	jed.rc (.jedrc)	startup	file will enable JED's Wordstar	emula-
       tion.

RUN TIME
	      Status line and Windows

       JED supports multiple windows.  Each window may contain the same	buffer
       or different buffers.  A	status line  is	 displayed  immediately	 below
       each window.  The status	line contains information such as the JED ver-
       sion  number, the buffer	name, mode, etc.  Please beware	of the follow-
       ing indicators:

       **
	      buffer has been modified since last save.
       %%
	      buffer is	read only.
       m
	      Mark set indicator.  This	means a	region is being	defined.
       d
	      File changed on disk indicator.  This indicates  that  the  file
	      associated with the buffer is newer than the buffer itself.
       s
	      spot pushed indicator.
       +
	      Undo is enabled for the buffer.
       [Narrow]
	      Buffer is	narrowed to a region of	LINES.
       [Macro]
	      A	macro is being defined.

	      Mini-Buffer.

       The  Mini-Buffer	consists of a single line located at the bottom	of the
       screen. Much of the dialog between the user and JED takes place in this
       buffer.	For example, when you search for a string, JED will prompt you
       for the string in the Mini-Buffer.

       The Mini-Buffer also provides a direct link to the S-Lang  interpreter.
       To access the interpreter, press	Ctrl-X Esc and the S-Lang> prompt will
       appear in the Mini-Buffer.  Enter any valid S-Lang expression for eval-
       uation by the interpreter.

       It  is  possible	to recall data previously entered into the Mini-Buffer
       by using	the up and down	arrow keys.  This makes	it possible to use and
       edit previous expressions in a convenient and efficient manner.

	      Basic Editing

       Editing with JED	is pretty easy - most keys simply  insert  themselves.
       Movement	around the buffer is usually done using	the arrow keys or page
       up  and page down keys.	If edt.sl is loaded, the keypads on VTxxx ter-
       minals function as well.	 Here, only the	highlights  are	 touched  upon
       (cut/paste operations are not considered	`highlights').	In the follow-
       ing,  any character prefixed by the ^ character denotes a Control char-
       acter. On keyboards without an explicit Escape key,  Ctrl-[  will  most
       likely generate and Escape character.

       A  prefix  argument  to a command may be	generated by first hitting the
       Esc key,	then entering the number followed by pressing the desired key.
       Normally, the prefix argument is	used simply for	repetition.  For exam-
       ple, to move to the right 40 characters,	one would press	Esc 4  0  fol-
       lowed  immediately by the right arrow key.  This	illustrates the	use of
       the repeat argument for repetition.  However, the prefix	 argument  may
       be  used	 in  other ways	as well.  For example, to begin	defining a re-
       gion, one would press the Ctrl-@	key.  This sets	the  mark  and	begins
       highlighting.   Pressing	 the  Ctrl-@  key  with	a prefix argument will
       abort the act of	defining the region and	to pop the mark.

       The following list of useful keybindings	assumes	that emacs.sl has been
       loaded.

       Ctrl-L
	      Redraw screen.
       Ctrl-_
	      Undo  (Control-underscore, also Ctrl-X u').
       Esc q
	      Reformat paragraph (wrap mode).  Used with  a  prefix  argument.
	      will justify the paragraph as well.
       Esc n
	      narrow  paragraph	(wrap mode).  Used with	a prefix argument will
	      justify the paragraph as well.
       Esc ;
	      Make Language comment (Fortran and C)
       Esc \
	      Trim whitespace around point
       Esc !
	      Execute shell command
       Esc $
	      Ispell word
       Ctrl-X ?
	      Show line/column information.
       `
	      quoted_insert ---	insert next char as is (backquote key)
       Esc s
	      Center line.
       Esc u
	      Upcase word.
       Esc d
	      Downcase word.
       Esc c
	      Capitalize word.
       Esc x
	      Get M-x minibuffer prompt	with command completion
       Ctrl-X Ctrl-B
	      pop up a list of buffers
       Ctrl-X Ctrl-C
	      exit JED
       Ctrl-X 0
	      Delete Current Window
       Ctrl-X 1
	      One Window.
       Ctrl-X 2
	      Split Window.
	      Ctrl-X o
	      Other window.
       Ctrl-X b
	      switch to	buffer
       Ctrl-X k
	      kill buffer
       Ctrl-X s
	      save some	buffers
       Ctrl-X Esc
	      Get "S-Lang>" prompt for interface to the	S-Lang interpreter.
       Esc .
	      Find tag
       Ctrl-@
	      Set Mark (Begin defining a region).  Used	with a prefix argument
	      aborts the act of	defining the region and	pops the Mark.

FILES
       JED_ROOT/lib/*.sl
	      these are	the default runtime jed	slang files
       JED_ROOT/lib/site.sl
	      This is the default startup file.
       /etc/jed.rc
	      The system wide configuration file.
       ~/.jedrc
	      Per user configuration file.

AUTHOR
       John E. Davis <davis@space.mit.edu>
	      Jed's Author

       --- This	document was  translated  to  nroff  by	 "Boris	 D.  Beletsky"
       <borik@isracom.co.il>

Debian				   OCT 1996				JED(1)

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