On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 9:43 AM Bob Proulx <b...@proulx.com> wrote: > > ... > Why try to mutate ed to be down that path > instead of simply using the editor that supports these features in the > first place? And also if so then why start with ed instead of editors > like nano that are already further along the path to that goal?
Because unlike most other editors, ed is lightweight, simple and easy to use in a shell script.
