---
name: "vifn"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pmccabe"
version: "2.8-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vifn"
---

# vifn(1)

edit by function name rather than file name, uses vi

## NAME

vifn - edit by function name rather than file name, uses vi

## SYNOPSIS

**vifn \[filename/\]function-name \[...\]**

## DESCRIPTION

*vifn* is a crude script which uses output from [*pmccabe*(1)](/pmccabe/1.md) to allow editing by function name rather than file name. When duplicate function names exist in more than one file, *vifn* cycles through each one. Use  **filename/** when multiple files contain identically-named functions and you know the one you want.

## BUGS

*vifn* uses the file "`pmccabe.out`" in the current directory, or creates it if not found by running *pmccabe* on files in the current directory. Maybe this isn't really a bug, but it could be better.

*vifn* does not use the `$EDITOR` environment variable only because there are editors which misunderstand *vi*'s **+line** convention for starting the editor positioned at a specific line.

## AUTHOR

Paul Bame

## SEE ALSO

[*pmccabe*(1)](/pmccabe/1.md)