NAME

Proc::Editor - Start a text editor

SYNOPSIS

use Proc::Editor;

my $text = edit('original text');
say "Edited text: {$text.trim}";

DESCRIPTION

Proc::Editor runs a text editor and returns the edited text.

ROUTINES

`edit(...)`

This is merely a shortcut for convenience, all arguments are passed on to Proc::Editor.new.edit(...).

METHODS

`new(:editors(...))`

Create a new instance of Proc::Editor. :editors may be used to override the default list of editors to try. By default, the environment variables $VISUAL and $EDITOR are checked, then it tries /usr/bin/vi, /bin/vi and /bin/ed (in that order).

`edit(Str $text?, IO::Path :$file, Bool :$keep)`

Writes $text to a temporary file runs an editor with that file as argument. On success, the contents of the file are returned. If $file is defined, it is used instead of creating a temporary file. The file used (temporary or not) are deleted afterwards unless :keep is provided.

`edit-file(IO::Path $path)`

Starts an editor with the given $path as argument. Returns the editors exit-code on success (which should always be 0) or dies on error.

AUTHOR

Jonas Kramer jkramer@mark17.net

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.