.\"find out the status of the current ed session
.TH query_ed_mode 3 "22 Jan 1995" MudOS "LPC Library Functions"

.SH NAME
query_ed_mode() - find out the status of the current ed session

.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
int query_ed_mode()

.SH DESCRIPTION
Finds the status of the ed session for the current object, if one
exists.  It returns:

	         0 - the current object is at a normal ed prompt (':')
		-1 - the current object isn't in ed
		-2 - the current object is at the more prompt in the
		     middle of help
		>0 - the object is at a prompt for a line.  The number
		     is the line number.