Name
EDIT â Not available in iSQL*Plus
Synopsis
The EDIT command invokes an external editor to edit the contents of the buffer or to edit the contents of an operating system file.
Syntax
ED[IT] [filename]Parameters
- ED[IT]
Is the command, which may be abbreviated ED. The EDIT command with no parameters allows you to edit the current contents of the buffer.
- filename
Specifies an external file to edit instead of the buffer. The filename may include a path and an extension.
EDIT, and all the other editing commands, are described in Chapter 2.
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