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ed is the standard text editor.
right now, i am using ed to edit this post!
nvim is based on vim is based on vi is based on ex is based on ed
sed and grep are also based off of ed
ed was created from qed (from which sed takes some extra commands not in
 ed!)
ed was created by ken thompsom and dennis ritchie
https://x.com/ed1conf
https://linux.die.net/man/1/ed
https://wiki.c2.com/?EdIsTheStandardTextEditor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_(text_editor)
ed, man! !man ed (or i guess really !info ed)
using ed is a little like using a shell.
first show the prompt (optional) by typing P and hitting enter.
now, here are some commands than can be ran in ed:
[type a number] - go to that line number (1 is first line)
a - append text in lines after the line you were on
to stop appending, type a single period in a line by itself, and hit ent
er.
you can put a line number before a command to go there before running it
.
. can also stand for a line number to mean the current line you are on.
[line number],[line number]d - deleter text from the first to second lin
e number inclusive.
e - chooses a file to edit
p - print the line you are on in case you forgot
! - runs a command.
you can use ! to edit the file you are inside by using %.
e.g. !fold -n 67 %
you can also use it with e: e !ncal
r - like e, buts appends instead of replaces
and = - shows how many lines there are in the file.
you can put . before it to show what line number you are currently on. (
.=)
s/regex/regex/ - substitutes the first instances of the first regex's ma
tch
with the second one. this command is used a lot in grep and sed, so it m
ay seem familiar.
newline by itself - go to the next line and print it (like the more comm
and)
these are just a few commands in ed. the see them all, along with more h
elp,
simply run `info ed'!
i think that's all.
reply here if you use ed and would like to talk about it, or if your nam
e is ed!

(this message is a repost from comp.unix.shell.)

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ed __ ___ ________ ____ ______. Zayd Mohammed <zaydm@172.24.208.1> - 2026-06-08 18:01 +0000
  Re: ed __ ___ ________ ____ ______. Lumin Etherlight <lumin+usenet@etherlight.link> - 2026-06-09 02:59 +0300
    Re: ed __ ___ ________ ____ ______. Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-09 06:33 +0000
      Re: ed __ ___ ________ ____ ______. Lumin Etherlight <lumin+usenet@etherlight.link> - 2026-06-14 09:07 +0300

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