---
name: "usdedit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "usd"
version: "26.11.1-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/usdedit"
---

# usdedit(1)

manual page for usdedit 26.11.1

## NAME

usdedit - manual page for usdedit 26.11.1

## DESCRIPTION

usage: usdedit \[-h\] \[-n\] \[-f\] \[-p PREFIX\] usdFileName

Convert a usd-readable file to the .usda text format in a temporary location and invoke an editor on it. After saving and quitting the editor, the edited file will be converted back to the original format and OVERWRITE the original file, unless you supply the "-n" (**--noeffect**) flag, in which case no changes will be saved back to the original file. The editor to use will be looked up as follows: - USD\_EDITOR environment variable - EDITOR environment variable - emacs in PATH - vim in PATH - notepad in PATH

### positional arguments:

- usdFileName

  The usd file to edit.

### options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-n**, **--noeffect**

  Do not edit the file. Create the temporary file in a default location guided by the TMPDIR, TEMP, and TMP environment variables.

- **-f**, **--forcewrite**

  Override file permissions to allow writing.

- **-p**, **--prefix** PREFIX

  Provide a prefix for the temporary file name.