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NAME
     hed - interactive and command-line editor  for  speech  file
     main headers

SYNOPSIS
     hed [ options ] file

DESCRIPTION
     hed is a program to edit the fields of the main header of  a
     speech  file.   It  can  operate  in  an "interactive" mode,
     prompting for inputs, or  in  a  command-line  mode,  wherby
     replacement  values  may  be entered using program switches.
     Default operation is interactive; the command line  mode  is
     used when any command line switch for header fields is used.
     hed is also a useful utility for creating new (empty) speech
     files.

     General options and their meanings are:

     -I         Identify program and exit.

     -n         Interactive mode but no questions - just create a
                new  file with a default header.  If file already
                exists  reports  'file  exists',  otherwise  'new
                file'.

COMMAND LINE EDITING
     Each field in the main header is allocated  one  option.  To
     insert  text  specify  the  text after the option. To delete
     text specify the null string ("") after the option.  Strings
     are automatically truncated to fit fields if necessary.

     -u username
                Owner of file.

     -s source  Source Institute of recording.

     -d dbase   Name of database to which recording belongs.

     -S speaker Speaker identification.

     -C session Recording session identification.

     -D date    Recording session date.

     -t token   Name of token (transcription/title).

     -r rep     Repetition code of token.

     -e environ Recording environment.

     -a archive Archiving details.



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     -c comment Comments.

INTERACTIVE MODE
     In interactive mode, each of the above fields are  presented
     in  turn,  and the user can enter the replacement text, or a
     single space character to delete the  current  entry,  or  a
     [RETURN] to leave entry unchanged.  In addition the user can
     jump to a particular question by typing "!<num>" and jump to
     the  end  by  typing "!!".  When all the questions have been
     answered the program prompts you to save (y),  quit  (q)  or
     re-edit the fields (n).

VERSION/AUTHOR
     1.1 - Mark Huckvale.

SOURCE
     /ptemp/mark/sfs/util/hed.c






































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