NAME

       vipe - edit pipe

SYNOPSIS

       command1 | vipe | command2

DESCRIPTION

       vipe allows you to run your editor in the middle of a unix pipeline and edit the data that
       is being piped between programs. Your editor will have the full data being piped from
       command1 loaded into it, and when you close it, that data will be piped into command2.

ARGUMENTS

       vipe takes an argument --suffix that can be used to provide a file extension to the temp
       file generated.  This enables editors to provide syntax highlighting and activate modes.
       For example, you can call vipe like

         vipe --suffix csv

       to create a tempfile with .csv extensions which makes Emacs (or your favorite editor)
       launch in CSV major mode.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       EDITOR
           Editor to use.

       VISUAL
           Also supported to determine what editor to use.

AUTHOR

       Copyright 2006 by Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>

       Licensed under the GNU GPL.