{smcl} {* 18aug2004}{...} {hline} help for {hi:estoutdef} {hline} {title:Utility to view and edit estout's defaults files} {p 8 15 2} {cmdab:estoutdef} {it:style} [ {cmd:,} { {cmdab:v:iew} | {cmdab:e:dit} | {cmdab:star:bang} } ] where {it:style} is {cmd:tab} | {cmd:tex} | {cmd:html} | {it:mystyle} {title:Description} {p 4 4 2} {cmd:estoutdef} is a small utility to view and edit {help estout}'s defaults. The defaults file associated with {it:style} will optionally be typed to the results window, viewed in the viewer, or opened in the do-file editor. {title:Options} {p 4 8 2} {cmd:view} specifies that the defaults file be displayed in the Viewer. The default is to type the file to the results window. {p 4 8 2} {cmd:edit} specifies that the defaults file be opened in the Do-file Editor. {p 4 8 2} {cmd:starbang} specifies that only the lines beginning with the characters "*!" be typed. Such comment lines are used to indicate the version number of the defaults file. {title:Saved results} {p 4 17 2}{cmd:r(fn)}{space 8}fully qualified name of the defaults file {title:Author} Ben Jann, ETH Zurich, jann@soz.gess.ethz.ch {title:Also see} {p 4 13 2}Online: help for {help estout}; {help file}