The XC editor on UNIX: Part 1
Introduction
XC is a UNIX clone of the IBM VM/CMS Xedit
text editor, available only on the Strauss server. It is superior
to pico, vi, and emacs for creating and editing column-oriented
files such as data files or tables. This editor is not fully supported
at the University of Delaware.
Local modifications to XC's configuration
file enable University users to use it from X terminals, microcomputers
running X emulation software (eXceed, MacX), microcomputers with
Ethernet cards running telnet (tn), HyperTerminal or Kermit, or microcomputers
running HyperTerminal or Kermit over dial-up connections.
Kermit users must modify
a Kermit configuration file on their PCs before using XC for the
first time. These changes are described in the section
Preliminary Configuration
section.
Capabilities of XC
The XC program is nearly identical to the
VM/CMS Xedit program. On-line help within XC gives short descriptions
of each command. Program function keys PF1 through PF12 are assigned
default actions in a system-wide configuration file. The defaults
are not identical to those on the IBM mainframe and are described
below. You can modify these defaults, define additional key sequences
(such as CTRL-H to be "help"), and write XC macros for
use within XC. This document provides tutorial material on XC
as well as information on specialized commands useful for column-oriented
operations and for editing wide files.
XC Text Editor Guide index
