Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.1

Chapter 6. Editors

JOE-3.3

Introduction to JOE

JOE (Joe's own editor) is a small text editor capable of emulating WordStar, Pico, and Emacs.

Package Information

Installation of JOE

Install JOE by running the following commands: 

./configure --sysconfdir=/etc --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Configuring JOE

Config Files

/etc/joe/jmacsrc, /etc/joe/joerc, /etc/joe/jpicorc, /etc/joe/jstarrc, /etc/joe/rjoerc, and ~/.joerc

Contents

Installed Programs: jmacs, joe, jpico, jstar, rjoe, and termidx
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directory: /etc/joe

Short Descriptions

jmacs

is a symbolic link to joe used to launch Emacs emulation mode.

joe

is a small text editor capable of emulating WordStar, Pico, and Emacs.

jpico

is a symbolic link to joe used to launch Pico emulation mode.

jstar

is a symbolic link to joe used to launch WordStar emulation mode.

rjoe

is a symbolic link to joe that restricts JOE to editing only files which are specified on the command-line.

termidx

is a program used by joe to generate the termcap index file.

Last updated on 2005-08-01 13:29:19 -0600