CUNY has modified the QMC-revised UNIX editor,  better  known  as
em, the editor for mortals.  Our mods are as follows:

     1)  Em saves files on hangups.  The program  will  save  the
active  file in the user's initial working directory with the ex-
tension "actv".  Furthermore, mail is sent to the  user,  letting
him  know  where it went.  If only we could do the same magic for
system crashes!

     2)  The 'fm' command provides for  variable  writing  modes.
It  reports  the current mode when executed with no argument, and
sets the mode when an argument is used.
Example:
        >fm
        666
        >fm 644
        644
        >
When existing files are edited, the mode is read from the  inode,
and  fm  <arg> will attempt to do a 'chmod' on the existing file.
Thus, the actual mode and that used in em  are  necessarily  con-
sistent.

     3)  Since ^H (backspace) is typically used to erase  charac-
ters,  it will now do exactly that in 'o' mode (along with ^X and
#).  The old ^H function (Help) has been  replaced  by  ^G  (Give
up).

     4)  The 'e' command with no argument re-edits the same file.
This is helpful for hopeless botches.

CUNY mods to em by:
        Steve Eisen
        University Computer Center
        City University of New York
        555 West 57 Street
        New York, New York  10019
        (212) 977-8054
