view(2m)

NAME

view - Read only

SYNOPSIS

view Mode

V - mode line letters.

DESCRIPTION

view mode sets the buffer to read-only, disabling the ability to alter the contents of the buffer. This mode is automatically set for any files attributed with a read-only status on the file system when read into MicroEmacs. Files loaded via view-file(2) are also assigned view mode.

While in view mode, any attempt to alter the buffer contents results in the following message:

[Key Illegal in view Mode]

SEE ALSO

Operating Modes, buffer-mode(2), global-mode(2), view-file(2).

Ref: view(2m) File: m2mod016.2 Date: 2025/08/28

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