Steve Terpe wrote: ]] You may wonder why I am using GNU ed on OSX instead of the BSD version and the answer is simply that GNU ed supports the '#' comment command syntax and BSD ed does not.
The comment command was added just prior to the release of the GNU port of ed(1), so it should be in BSD ed(1) as well. If not that was a mistake that should be corrected. If POSIX compliance is a concern, be aware that the comment command is not in the POSIX spec. The GNU ed and BSD ed behavior should otherwise be identical. Antonio Diaz wrote: ] I am open to any information/suggestion about how traditional mode should behave, including if it should be kept or removed. The GNU ed(1) flag -G (—traditional) enforces POSIX syntax - the same as if the environment variable POSIXLY_CORRECT were set. The intent is to allow GNU ed(1) to run POSIXLY_CORRECT scripts. The POSIX cases are mostly syntax restrictions. _______________________________________________ bug-ed mailing list bug-ed@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ed
