A generalized text editor

  • Authors:
  • Christopher W. Fraser

  • Affiliations:
  • Univ. of Arizona, Tucson

  • Venue:
  • Communications of the ACM
  • Year:
  • 1980

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Abstract

Text is not the only data that needs editing; for example, file deletion utilities edit directories. If all “editors” used the same command language, they would be easier to learn, remember, and code. This paper describes a generalized editor that edits text, directories, binary core images, and certain operating system data with a single user interface.