CmdID

CmdID / Commands

vipe

Run a text editor in the middle of a UNIX pipeline. tldr-pages

On several platforms

Opens CmdID with your command. It is read in your browser and sent nowhere.

Several platforms

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Edit the output of command1 before piping it into command2

command1 | vipe | command2Identify

Buffer the output of command1 in a temporary file with the specified file extension in order to aid syntax highlighting

command1 | vipe --suffix json | command2Identify

Use the specified text editor

command1 | EDITOR=vim vipe | command2Identify