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impromptu
Spawn $EDITOR to update an association list for CLI scripts.
Overview
[procedure] (edit-properties alist)Formats alist to a temporary file and spawns the user's preferred editor on it. If the editor exits with a zero error level, the file is parsed back into a new association list having keywords for keys and returned.
If the editor exits with a non-zero error, edit-properties returns #f.
The editor is sought in the following order:
- $EDITOR, if set.
- $VISUAL, if set.
- vi
Format
'((User: . "joeblack")
(Description: . "Joe Black, an old friend of the family, is\na short, stocky fellow with greased black hair."))
Produces the following file:
:User: joefabetes :Description: Joe Fabetes, an old friend of the family, is a short, stocky fellow with greased black hair.
Version History
- 0.1.4
- Support $VISUAL
- 0.1.3
- Fix handling of newlines