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edit

function editing

Calling Sequence

edit(functionname)

Arguments

functionname

character string

Description

If functionname is the name of a defined scilab function edit(functionname) try to open the associated file functionname.sci.

If functionname is the name of a undefined scilab function edit create a functionname.sci file in the TMPDIR directory.

If functionname is not a valid macro or function name edit opens the file with filename equals to functionname.

Examples

edit('edit')  //opens editor with text of this function
edit('myfunction')  //opens editor for a new function
edit('/home/foo/bar.sci') //opens the file bar.sci

See Also

<< dispbpt Scilab error_table >>

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