Zip is a small (.25 meg), high-speed, general-purpose, cut-and-paste
editor written for Silicon Graphics IRIS-4D workstations by Tom Davis.
Its user interface is similar to that of jot and Showcase. It also
understands many of the same speed-key combinations as EMACS. It
works quite well on large files, on C or C++ source code, and it
allows you to edit arbitrary binary files as well. It has been heavily
used internally and seems to be quite solid.
Features include:
Infinite Undo/Redo
Macros
Command multipliers
UNIX filters on selected text
Incremental search
Electric-C mode
Bug reports, comments, and suggestions are welcome. Send them to:
davis@sgi.com
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How to install zip:
zip.tar.Z is a compressed tar file containing:
zip.changes -- ASCII description of new features
zip -- IRIX 4.0.x executable
zip.3.3 -- IRIX 3.3.X executable
zip.int -- experimental internationalized zip
zipxgizmo -- IRIX 4.0.x gizmo for X11 selection
Install -- an installation script
zip.doc -- on-line documentation
zip.tutorial -- on-line tutorial
zip.tex -- TeX version of manual (65 pages)
zip.ps -- PostScript version of zip.tex
quickref.ps -- 2 page PostScript quick-reference card
zip.ftr -- WorkSpace file
zipExecutable.fti -- WorkSpace file
zipExecuting.fti -- WorkSpace file
zip.wsrc -- WorkSpace file
There is a file called "Install" that will copy files to the right
places, and rebuild the WorkSpace rules. It must be run as root.
If you can't run as root, you can still install zip (except for the
WorkSpace rules) as follows:
The files "zip" and "zipxgizmo" go somewhere in your path
(the Install file will put them in /usr/sbin).
The files "zip.doc" and "zip.tutorial" go by default in /usr/local/doc.
If the environment variable ZIPDIR is set, they should be put there.
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If you are still running NeWS (IRIX 3.3), you can get a pretty good
zip executable from:
zip.3.3
Put it in your path, and call it "zip". In this case, you don't need
the file "zipxgizmo", and the X-style cut, copy, and paste commands
won't work. zip.3.3 cannot read the X-format font files, so you're
stuck with the default font.
An experimental internationalized version of zip for roman alphabets
on a 4.0.X system is also available. It is called:
zip.int
It understands X-keyboard remappings. The internationalization is
undocumented except here and in the zip.changes file.
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