Aliases for Specialized `lid' Queries

Historically, the ID utilities have provided several query interfaces which are specializations of lid (see section lid: Querying an ID Database by Token).

`gid'

(alias for `lid -R grep') lists all lines containing the requested pattern.

`eid'

(alias for `lid -R edit') invokes an editor on all files containing the requested pattern, and optionally initiates a text search for that pattern.

`aid'

(alias for `lid -ils') treats the requested pattern as a case-insensitive literal substring.

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