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authorJoey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2010-07-07 13:08:48 -0400
committerJoey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2010-07-07 13:08:48 -0400
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clarify
based on suggestion from Dieter Plaetinck
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@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ vipe - edit pipe
=head1 SYNOPSIS
-command | vipe | command
+command1 | vipe | command2
=head1 DESCRIPTION
vipe allows you to run your editor in the middle of a unix pipeline and
-edit the data that is being piped between programs.
+edit the data that is being piped between programs. Your editor will
+have the full data being piped from command1 loaded into it, and when you
+save, that data will be piped into command2.
=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES