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From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross)
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Subject: Re: ed __ ___ ________ ____ ______.
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 13:44:53 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <1105ae4$1naub$1@dont-email.me>,
Janis Papanagnou  <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On 2026-06-08 04:16, Zayd Mohammed wrote:
>> ed is the standard text editor.
>
>'ed' is _a_ standard text editor; on Unixes. Though a very primitive
>one.

Saying, "`ed` is the standard text editor" on Unix systems is an
old joke.

	- Dan C.