debian man page for vipe

VIPE(1) 																   VIPE(1)

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 save, that data will be piped into command2.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       EDITOR
	   Editor to use.

       VISUAL
	   Also supported to determine what editor to use.

AUTHOR
       Copyright 2006 by Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>

       Licensed under the GNU GPL.

moreutils							    2010-07-07								   VIPE(1)