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.\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section]
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.\"      Date: 08/28/2023
.\"    Manual: BRL-CAD MGED Commands
.\"    Source: BRL-CAD
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "TED" "nged" "08/28/2023" "BRL\-CAD" "BRL\-CAD MGED Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
ted \- Places the parameters of the currently edited primitive shape into a file, then starts a text editor for the user to modify the parameters\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBted\fR\ 'u
\fBted\fR [] []
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The
\fBted\fR
command places the parameters of the currently edited primitive shape into a file, then starts a text editor for the user to modify the parameters\&. The editor used is whatever the user has set in the environment variable EDITOR\&. If EDITOR is not set, then
\fI /bin/ed\fR
is used\&. MGED must be in the primitive edit mode prior to using this command\&. The
\fBred\fR
command performs a similar function for combinations\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
The example shows the use of the
\fBted\fR
command to place the parameters of a currently edited primitive shape into a file and start a text editor to modify the parameters\&.
.PP
\fBExample\ \&1.\ \&Use a text editor to modify a currently edited shape.\fR
.PP

mged>\fBted\fR
.PP
Starts a text editor to modify a currently edited shape\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
BRL\-CAD Team
.SH "BUG REPORTS"
.PP
Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to
devs@brlcad\&.org
