ex

Summary

ex is a standard UNIX utility or command^[1]. ex draws 346 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #14 of 124).^[2]

Key Facts

• ex's image is recorded as Ex text editor screenshot.webp^[3].
• ex's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command^[4].
• ex's instance of is recorded as line editor^[5].
• ex's programmed in is recorded as Q81571^[6].
• ex's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05d_qj^[7].
• ex's introduced feature is recorded as text editing^[8].
• ex's described at URL is recorded as http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/ex.html^[9].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as COLUMNS^[10].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as EXINIT^[11].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as HOME^[12].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as LANG^[13].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_ALL^[14].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_COLLATE^[15].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_CTYPE^[16].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_MESSAGES^[17].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as LINES^[18].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as NLSPATH^[19].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as PATH^[20].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as SHELL^[21].
• ex's reads environment variable is recorded as TERM^[22].
• ex's has command line option is recorded as c^[23].
• ex's has command line option is recorded as r^[24].
• ex's has command line option is recorded as R^[25].
• ex's has command line option is recorded as s^[26].
• ex's has command line option is recorded as t^[27].

Why It Matters

ex draws 346 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #14 of 124).^[2] ex has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] ex is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]