---
name: "kuesvr"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "libpacklib1-gfortran"
version: "20061220+dfsg3-4.4"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kuesvr/7"
---

# kuesvr(7)

the CERN KUIP edit server

## NAME

kuesvr - the CERN KUIP edit server

## SYNOPSIS

kuesvr -p *pid* -c *cmd* -t *tmpfile* \[ -e *editor* \] *file*

## DESCRIPTION

**kuesvr** is a small program called from KUIP.  (KUIP stands for Kit for a User Interface Package; it is part of the Packlib library from CERN.) **kuesvr** allows the user to call up an editor from within a KUIP program (PAW, for instance) on the file given by *file*, and continue to use the program asynchronously.

In general **kuesvr** is not called directly from the command line (in Debian it is not even located in the $PATH); instead it will be run automatically from a KUIP program when an editor is needed, as long as the command line set with KUIP's HOST\_EDITOR command ends with an ampersand ('&'), and $DISPLAY is set. If $DISPLAY is unset (or, on non-Debian systems, if **kuesvr** cannot be found in $PATH), the ampersand will be ignored.  For instance,

**PAW \>** HOST\_EDITOR 'emacs -geometry 80x48 &'

The editor is expected to create its own graphical window.  However, since 'vi' is a frequent choice, setting HOST\_EDITOR to 'vi &' will automatically be interpreted as 'x-terminal-emulator -e vi &' instead.

## OPTIONS

- **-c** *cmd*

  Specifies the KUIP command invoking the edit server.

- **-e** *editor*

  Specifies the editor to be used.  By default it is vi.  Even though this flag is optional, it will be set anyway when **kuesvr** is called from the KUIP library.

- **-p** *pid*

  Specifies the process ID of the calling program.

- **-t** *tmpfile*

  Specifies the name of the temporary file used for communication between the calling program and the edit server.  This is a Debian extension added for security reasons. It is a required argument, so this version of **kuesvr** will not work with a KUIP application using CERN's unmodified Packlib; nor will CERN's unmodified **kuesvr** work with the Debian version of Packlib.

## SEE ALSO

• [**paw**(1)](/paw/1.md) - a program that can use the edit server\
 • the KUIP online help available with command "help host\_editor"\
 • the KUIP manual, available at\
\
   http://wwwasdoc.web.cern.ch/wwwasdoc/psdir/kuip.ps.gz

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Kevin McCarty \<kmccarty@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).