Installation of SNIP and xSNIP:
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1) Extract the package from the compressed tar file as follows:

       uncompress archive.tar.Z
       tar xvf archive

2) Set the environment variable SNIPHOME to point to the installation
   directory

SNIP is ready to run.


Running xSNIP:
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To run xSNIP type:

      xSNIP

xSNIP is a script that invokes the xsnip executable passing the appropriate
resource file. 


Online documentation:
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SNIP's documentation is available online in html form. SNIP's help system
is designed to integrate with any web browser. SNIP's Option menu allows 
users to select the browser of choice.


Editing Template Files:
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SNIP, by default, uses emacs as the editor of choice for editing template
files. the user can select a different editor by entering it in the Options
menu.

Editors like vi that start in a command shell cannot be invoked directly
from SNIP. to use such editors, create a simple shell script that starts
an xterm and loads the editor. A simple script to invoke vi might look 
like this:

     xterm -e vi $1

and input the name of the script in SNIP's Option menu.