NetEx EFT213 Reference Manual Rel 5.4

EDit Alias CommandDescriptionEdit a remote file with the user’s local full screen editor.First receive the remote file to a local temporary file ‘edit.tmp’ file. Invoke the local full screen editor (usingthe LEDIT alias). After the user exits the editor, issue an “Update remote?” prompt to determine if the remotefile should be updated with the changes. If the response is ‘yes’ (the default), send the temporary file back tothe remote host replacing the original file. Then delete the ‘edit.tmp’ file.FormatCommand Qualifiers ParametersEDitremote_filenameWhere:EDitremote_filenameExampleseFT> edit test.txt(required) the verb for this command. The minimum spelling is ED.(required) the name of the remote file to be edited.Page 178 General Alias Commands REF-eFT213-R5.4-08