I have had at least one linux system that didn't have ex, but they all had ed. You can create a program or script that creates a
script that executes ed and operate on another file. ed is small and could be loaded on thing like linux ipods the Zuarus series of machines etc, without using up memory.
Also if you have used a line editor in the past ed is easy to pick up and run with.
Jim K
Allen Brown wrote:
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Max Lemieux wrote:
Ok, this works. Enter gives me a ? but line number + enter displays a line.
What practical uses do you find for ed? seems specialized enough that it could be very handy.
-Max
Criminey! ed is just an historical relic. If you want something that is line oriented rather than a screen editor, use ex. -- Allen Brown work: Agilent Technologies non-work: http://www.peak.org/~abrown/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. --- Larry Niven
Jacob Meuser wrote:
On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 02:52:39PM -0800, Max Lemieux wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ed Robert.txt 261
Yikes! I even RTFM ed, and no mention of a display mode (what am I missing?). The substitution looked handy, though...
ed works line-at-a-time.
just start hitting enter, or some number less than 261 and then enter.
now if you want to delete a line type 'd <line#>'.
use 'a <line#>' to add a line.
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