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Re: Ed as my editor ?

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From Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk>
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Subject Re: Ed as my editor ?
Date Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:55:39 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2026-03-16, Xavier Maillard <x@maillard.im> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> another stupid question. I am used to use GNU ed as my editor of choice.
> When prompted for my editor, I answered ed. Alpine threw me into it, I did 
> my thing but quitting ed did not put the content in my message buffer.
>
> What should I do in my setup to use ed as usual ?
>

When you use an alternative editor, the editor is invoked on the file 
containing the "message buffer".

Have you saved the edited text into a different file?

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Ed as my editor ? Xavier Maillard <x@maillard.im> - 2026-03-16 20:33 +0100
  Re: Ed as my editor ? Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2026-03-17 12:55 +0000
    Re: Ed as my editor ? Xavier Maillard <x@maillard.im> - 2026-03-17 19:27 +0100
    Feature request manually save composer buffer (was: Ed as my editor ?) "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-03-17 18:39 +0000
      Re: Feature request manually save composer buffer (was: Ed as my editor ?) Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2026-03-17 22:41 +0000
        Re: Feature request manually save composer buffer (was: Ed as my editor ?) "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-03-18 00:38 +0000
          Re: Feature request manually save composer buffer (was: Ed as my editor ?) Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2026-03-18 20:51 +0000
            Re: Feature request manually save composer buffer (was: Ed as my editor ?) "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-03-19 03:25 +0000

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