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EDIT(1)			    General Commands Manual		       EDIT(1)

NAME
       edit - a	simple text editor

SYNOPSIS
       edit [OPTIONS]... [ARGUMENTS]...

DESCRIPTION
       edit is a simple	text editor inspired by	MS-DOS edit.

EDITING
       Edit is an interactive mode-less	editor.	Use Alt-F to access the	menus.

ARGUMENTS
       FILE[:LINE[:COLUMN]]
	      The  file	 to  open,  optionally	with  line  and	 column	(e.g.,
	      foo.txt:123:45).

OPTIONS
       -h, --help
	      Print the	help message.

       -v, --version
	      Print the	version	number.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
       Licensed	under the MIT License.

SEE ALSO
       https://github.com/microsoft/edit

May 2025			  version 1.0			       EDIT(1)

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