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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# vipe

> Run a text editor in the middle of a UNIX pipeline.
> More information: <https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/>.

- Edit the output of `command1` before piping it into `command2`:

`{{command1}} | vipe | {{command2}}`

- Buffer the output of `command1` in a temporary file with the specified file extension in order to aid syntax highlighting:

`{{command1}} | vipe --suffix {{json}} | {{command2}}`

- Use the specified text editor:

`{{command1}} | EDITOR={{vim}} vipe | {{command2}}`
