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.\"      Date: 04/13/2022
.\"    Manual: BRL-CAD User Commands
.\"    Source: BRL-CAD
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.TH "EDMATER" "nged" "04/13/2022" "BRL\-CAD" "BRL\-CAD User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
edmater \- Places the user in an editor ready to edit a file filled with shader arguments for the combinations listed on the command line\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBedmater\fR\ 'u
\fBedmater\fR {\fIcombinations\fR} []
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Places the user in an editor ready to edit a file filled with shader arguments for the combinations listed on the command line\&. The arguments placed in the file for editing are the
\fIshader\fR
name and its own arguments, RGB color,\fIRGB_valid\fR
flag, and the inheritance flag\&. The editor used is whatever the user has set in the environment variable
\fIEDITOR\fR\&. If
\fIEDITOR \fR
is not set, then
\fI/bin/ed\fR
is used\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
The example shows the use of the
\fBedmater\fR
command to edit
\fIshader\fR
parameters for two combinations\&.
.PP
\fBExample\ \&1.\ \&Editing \fIshader\fR parameters for two combinations.\fR
.PP
mged> \fBedmater comb1 comb2\fR
.RS 4
The
\fIshader\fR
parameters can now be edited for
\fIcomb1\fR
and
\fIcomb2\fR\&.
.RE
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
BRL\-CAD Team
.SH "BUG REPORTS"
.PP
Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to
devs@brlcad\&.org
