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@@ -234,6 +234,26 @@ number of 512 byte sectors
=back
+=head2 echo
+
+ echo [params ...]
+
+This echos the parameters to the terminal.
+
+=head2 edit | vi | emacs
+
+ edit filename
+
+This is used to edit a file. It downloads the file, edits it
+locally using your editor, then uploads the result.
+
+The editor is C<$EDITOR>. However if you use the alternate
+commands C<vi> or C<emacs> you will get those corresponding
+editors.
+
+NOTE: This will not work reliably for large files
+(> 2 MB) or binary files containing \0 bytes.
+
@ACTIONS@
=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
@@ -261,6 +281,11 @@ used.
If compiled with GNU readline support, then the command history
is saved in C<$HOME/.guestfish>
+=item EDITOR
+
+The C<edit> command uses C<$EDITOR> as the editor. If not
+set, it uses C<vi>.
+
=back
=head1 SEE ALSO