eee-dee anyone?

Mike Jeays mike at jeays.ca
Fri Mar 29 02:28:53 UTC 2019


On 2019-03-28 9:50 p.m., Mayuresh Kathe wrote:
> Are there still people on this list using the "ed" text-editor?
> If yes, is it just for kicks? Or is there any real advantage over "vi"?
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It might occasionally be useful on a dysfunctional system that will not 
start properly, when it might be the only editor available. Other than 
this, I can't imagine any practical use for it. If vi is too hard, there 
is always nano.



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