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\title{Invoke a Text Editor}
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\title{Invoke a Text Editor}
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\description{
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\description{
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  Invoke a text editor on an \R object.
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  Invoke a text editor on an \R object.
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}
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}
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\usage{
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\usage{
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edit(name, \dots)
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\method{edit}{default}(name = NULL, file = "", title = NULL,
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\method{edit}{default}(name = NULL, file = "", title = NULL,
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     editor = getOption("editor"), \dots)
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     editor = getOption("editor"), \dots)
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vi(name = NULL, file = "")
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vi(name = NULL, file = "")
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emacs(name = NULL, file = "")
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emacs(name = NULL, file = "")
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pico(name = NULL, file = "")
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pico(name = NULL, file = "")
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xemacs(name = NULL, file = "")
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xemacs(name = NULL, file = "")
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xedit(name = NULL, file = "")
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xedit(name = NULL, file = "")
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}
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}
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\arguments{
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\arguments{
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  \item{name}{a named object that you want to edit. If name is missing
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  \item{name}{a named object that you want to edit.  For the default
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    method, if \code{name} is missing then the file specified by
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    then the file specified by \code{file} is opened for editing.}
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    \code{file} is opened for editing.}
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  \item{file}{a string naming the file to write the edited version to.}
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  \item{file}{a string naming the file to write the edited version to.}
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  \item{title}{a display name for the object being edited.}
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  \item{title}{a display name for the object being edited.}
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  \item{editor}{usually a character string naming (or giving the path
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  \item{editor}{usually a character string naming (or giving the path
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    to) the text editor you want to use.  On Unix the default is set from
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    to) the text editor you want to use.  On Unix the default is set from
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    the environment variables \env{EDITOR} or \env{VISUAL} if either is
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    the environment variables \env{EDITOR} or \env{VISUAL} if either is