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.\"    Manual: BRL-CAD User Commands
.\"    Source: BRL-CAD
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.TH "RED" "nged" "04/13/2022" "BRL\-CAD" "BRL\-CAD User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
red \- Creates a file describing the specified combination and starts an editor for the user to modify the combination\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBred\fR\ 'u
\fBred\fR {\fIcombination\fR}
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Creates a file describing the specified combination and starts an editor for the user to modify the combination\&. The environment
\fIEDITOR\fR
variable will be used to select the editor\&. If
\fIEDITOR\fR
is not set, then
\fI/bin/ed\fR
will be used\&. All the attributes of BRL\-CAD regions and
\fIcombinations\fR
may be edited in this way\&. The region\-specific attributes will be ignored if the
\fIcombination\fR
is not a region and is not set to be a
\fIregion\fR
during editing\&. It is not necessary to be in an editing mode to run this command\&. The
\fBrm, r, comb, c,\fR
and
\fBg \fR
commands provide some basic combination editing capabilities\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
The example shows the use of the
\fBred\fR
command to edit a specified combination with the user\*(Aqs editor\&.
.PP
\fBExample\ \&1.\ \&Create a file describing a specified combination and edit the combination.\fR
.PP

mged>\fBred group2\fR
.PP
Edits the combination
\fIgroup2\fR
with the users editor of choice\&.
.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
