buf_edit

\buf-edit

Edits a SQL buffer

Synopsis

\buf-edit [src-buf] [dst-buf]

Description

The \buf-edit command is used to edit the contents of a SQL buffer with an external text editor. The external editor can be defined using the variable ${EDITOR} or ${VISUAL}. If neither of these variables is defined, then an appropriate text editor is chosen based upon the operating system in which jsqsh is executing. Specifically, windows platforms will attempt to execute notepad.exe while other platforms will attempt to run vi.

Aliases

By default the \buf-edit command is aliased to vi and emacs.

Options

src-buf

Indicates which buffer should be edited. If no src-buf is provided, then the current buffer will be edited (!.). If the current buffer is empty, then the previous buffer will be used.

dst-buf

Indicates in which buffer the edited SQL should be placed. If no destination is provided then the current buffer (!.) is chosen.

See also

\buf-append, \buf-copy, buffers