Fixed range address bug: 1,2, == 2,2 not 2,.

Overhauled the name space,  reworked some modules and removed the
obsolescent Addison-Wesley copyright.

1 files changed, 37 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/bin/ed/ed.1 b/bin/ed/ed.1
index e9a3180..3bc77b0 100644
--- a/bin/ed/ed.1
+++ b/bin/ed/ed.1
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ The default filename is set to
 only if it is not prefixed with a bang.
 
 .SS LINE ADDRESSING
-An address represents the number of line in the buffer.
+An address represents the number of a line in the buffer.
 .B ed
 maintains a
 .I current address
@@ -165,25 +165,26 @@ and is legal wherever it makes sense.
 
 An address range is two addresses separated either by a comma or
 semi-colon. The value of the first address in a range cannot exceed the
-value of the the second.  If an
+value of the the second.  If only one address is given in a range, then
+the second address is set to the given address.  If an
 .IR n- tuple
 of addresses is given where
 .I n > 2,
-then the corresponding range is determined by the last two addresses
-in the
+then the corresponding range is determined by the last two addresses in
+the
 .IR n- tuple.
-If only one address is expected, then the last
-address is used.
+If only one address is expected, then the last address is used.
 
 Each address in a comma-delimited range is interpreted relative to the
 current address.  In a semi-colon-delimited range, the first address is
 used to set the current address, and the second address is interpreted
 relative to the first.
 
+
 The following address symbols are recognized.
 
 .TP 8
-\fR.\fR
+\&.
 The current line (address) in the buffer.
 
 .TP 8
@@ -511,7 +512,9 @@ The current address is set to the last line read.
 .RI e \ !command
 Edits the standard output of
 .IR `!command' ,
-executed as described below.
+(see
+.RI ! command
+below).
 The default filename is unchanged.
 Any lines in the buffer are deleted before the output of
 .I command
@@ -629,6 +632,12 @@ deleted or otherwise modified.
 .TP 8
 (.,.)l
 Prints the addressed lines unambiguously.
+If a single line fills for than one screen (as might be the case
+when viewing a binary file, for instance), a `--More--' 
+prompt is printed on the last line. 
+.B ed
+waits until the RETURN key is pressed
+before displaying the next screen. 
 The current address is set to the last line
 printed.
 
@@ -689,7 +698,9 @@ Reads
 to after the addressed line
 the standard output of
 .IR `!command' ,
-executed as described below.
+(see the
+.RI ! command
+below).
 The default filename is unchanged.
 The current address is set to the last line read.
 
@@ -707,9 +718,9 @@ matching a regular expression
 with
 .IR replacement .
 By default, only the first match in each line is replaced.
-The
+If the
 .I `g'
-(global) suffix causes every match to be replaced.
+(global) suffix is given, then every match to be replaced.
 The
 .I `n'
 suffix, where
@@ -724,7 +735,10 @@ The current address is set the last line affected.
 .I re
 and
 .I replacement
-may be delimited by any character other than space and newline.
+may be delimited by any character other than space and newline
+(see the
+.I `s'
+command below).
 If one or two of the last delimiters is omitted, then the last line
 affected is printed as though the print suffix
 .I `p'
@@ -755,12 +769,18 @@ if they are escaped with a backslash (\\).
 Repeats the last substitution.
 This form of the
 .I `s'
-command may be suffixed with
-any combination of the characters
+command accepts a count suffix
+.IR `n' ,
+or any combination of the characters
 .IR `r' ,
 .IR `g' ,
 and
 .IR `p' .
+If a count suffix
+.I `n'
+is given, then only the
+.IR n th
+match is replaced.
 The
 .I `r'
 suffix causes
@@ -840,7 +860,9 @@ command.
 .RI (1,$)w \ !command
 Writes the addressed lines to the standard input of
 .IR `!command' ,
-executed as described below.
+(see the
+.RI ! command
+below).
 The default filename and current address are unchanged.
 
 .TP 8
@@ -891,13 +913,6 @@ is printed to the standard output.
 The current line is unchanged.
 
 .TP 8
-.RI (.,.)! command
-Replaces the addressed lines with the output of
-.I `!command'
-as described above.
-The current address is set to the last line read.
-
-.TP 8
 ($)=
 Prints the line number of the addressed line.