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.TH SCRIPTSE 1 local
.SH NAME
scriptse \- make scripts for se
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B scriptse
[
.B \-d
]
< script_file |
.B se
[ & ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Scriptse
reads standard input, and writes standard output.
It is a simple filter which turns newlines ('\en') into carriage
returns ('\er') for
.IR se (1).
This allows
.I se
to be run from a prepared script.
.I Se
can then be fired off into the background, if you wish.
.PP
After each carriage return,
.I scriptse
adds an ASCII DEL character ('\e177').
This is so that command lines which fail will be erased,
and the next command can then be executed.
If it did not, command lines would get concatenated together, and they
would simply continue to fail.
Ultimately, the editor would run out of input buffer and start to
contiunuously ring the bell on the terminal.
With the DEL character, each command line is executed on its own.
.PP
.I Scriptse
takes one option, \-d.
If this option is used,
.I scriptse
will
.I not
add the ASCII DEL after each carriage return.
This is useful for program which want to turn newlines into carraige
returns.
.PP
If you do use a script, either sit back and watch it run, or redirect
the output into a file (or
.BR /dev/null ,
if you are confident).
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR se (1).
.SH CAVEATS
.PP
It is rather difficult to interrupt
.I se
when it is running, so editor scripts should write their
changed buffer to a new file, in case something goes wrong.
.SH BUGS
.PP
Does no checking for any of
.IR se 's
control characters.
If you put control characters into a script, you are taking your chances.