DVTM-EDITOR(1)

NAME
dvtm-editor - make a text editor act as a filter

SYNOPSIS
dvtm-editor ARGS...

DESCRIPTION
The dvtm-editor is a file buffering utility used by the dvtm(1) terminal multiplexer to implement its copy mode. It reads the standard input and saves it to a temporary file, then opens an editor according to the ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES.

If the invoked editor terminates with a non-zero exit status or the file modification time remains unchanged, dvtm-editor does not output anything. Otherwise, it outputs the content of the modified temporary file to stdout.

All command line arguments are forwarded verbatim. dvtm(1) uses this to adjust the initial view port by passing +n, meaning the start of line n should be displayed.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
dvtm-editor will try to find the user editor by checking these variables in order:

DVTM_EDITOR
    Permitting to invoke an editor specific to dvtm, or set particular flags.

VISUAL, EDITOR
    Falling back to global defaults: VISUAL and EDITOR.

If no editor is found, vi(1) is used.

FILES
The temporary files are created according to the template: /tmp/dvtm-editor.XXXXXX.

/dev/tty is opened to obtain a controlling tty which is used for the standard input/output streams of the invoked editor.

NOTES
Using vis(1) as editor is particularly convenient because :wq! in visual mode will reduce the file to the currently active selection(s).

SEE ALSO
vi(1), dvtm(1), dvtm-pager(1)

AUTHOR
dvtm is written by Marc André Tanner <mat at brain-dump.org>