MANUAL   [name|*|] [?|DEFAULT|DELETE| SET /string/]
MAN

This exaEdit command serves to create, change, delete, list, and execute Unix or DOS commands to look at the exaEdit user manual.

With the command

manual * ?

you receive a listing of all defined manual parameter sets. If it was not changed or deleted in the installation profile or by yourself, there is at least the parameter set that is included in exaEdit. It is similar to one of the following:

MAN 0! start iexplore exaedit.de/dok/en/
MAN 0! konqueror exaedit.de/dok/en/&
MAN 0! netscape exaedit.de/dok/en/

Lines of the first type appear on Windows systems, lines of the second type on Linux systems, lines of the third type on other Unix systems. The different parts have the following meaning:

MAN

is the abbreviation of the exaEdit command word that is output to allow you to change the line and enter it as a new command.

0

is the name of the manual parameter set. Such a name may consist of one to four letters or digits.

!

marks the manual parameter set as default setting, i.e. this record is taken if no manual name is specified when the manual command for execution or listing is called.

start iexplore resp. netscape etc.

is the name of the DOS resp. Unix command word that should be executed to display the exaEdit user manual online.

exaedit.de/dok/en/

is the file that the browser commands need for this purpose.

&

at the end of an Unix command makes sure the command works asynchronously to exaEdit.

manual ?

only the manual parameter set marked with ! is displayed.

With the command

manual name ?

only the specified manual parameter set is displayed.

With the command

manual

the manual parameter set marked with ! is used and the Unix or DOS command in it is executed.

With the command

manual name

the specified manual parameter set is used and the Unix or DOS command implied in it is executed.

With the command

manual name default

the specified manual parameter set is marked with ! and the set that has been labelled with an ! so far loses its label.

With the command

manual name delete

the specified manual parameter set is deleted. An * instead of name deletes all manual parameter sets.

With the command

manual name set /character string/

a new manual parameter set is defined. As mentioned above, name has to consist of one to four letters or digits. The character string has to be a complete Unix or DOS command. Since it is highly probable that it contains slashes, you have to choose another character as a delimiter for the character string. You may abbreviate the parameters DELETE and SET as usual. If you wish to define a parameter set which is very similar to an existing one, you can have the existing set displayed with manual name ? and then alter the display as you like it and seal it by pressing the return key.

Please, keep in mind that you may organize the changes or supplements of the existing manual parameter sets into your private exaEdit profile file as well.