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author | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-04-16 20:08:06 +0000 |
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committer | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-04-16 20:08:06 +0000 |
commit | 79b89ed36309bfefd290138143d80f541557f7e7 (patch) | |
tree | d1bccfd76292f1434988049adc87e30a58f37a1f /bin/ed | |
parent | d2197900774c92e02f2540ead98d0462bf9f8a65 (diff) | |
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Use `The .Nm utility'
Diffstat (limited to 'bin/ed')
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/bin/ed/ed.1 b/bin/ed/ed.1 index 12a4e5d..5175924 100644 --- a/bin/ed/ed.1 +++ b/bin/ed/ed.1 @@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ .\" .LP .\" red [-] [-sx] [-p \fIstring\fR] [\fIfile\fR] .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Ed -is a line-oriented text editor. +The +.Nm +utility is a line-oriented text editor. It is used to create, display, modify and otherwise manipulate text files. .\" .B red @@ -147,8 +148,9 @@ only if it is not prefixed with a bang. .El .Sh LINE ADDRESSING An address represents the number of a line in the buffer. -.Nm Ed -maintains a +The +.Nm +utility maintains a .Em current address which is typically supplied to commands as the default address when none is specified. @@ -442,7 +444,9 @@ to print the last line affected by the command. An interrupt (typically ^C) has the effect of aborting the current command and returning the editor to command mode. .Pp -.Nm Ed +The +.Nm +utility recognizes the following commands. The commands are shown together with the default address or address range supplied if none is specified (in parenthesis). @@ -578,8 +582,9 @@ Print 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. -.Nm Ed -waits until the RETURN key is pressed +The +.Nm +utility waits until the RETURN key is pressed before displaying the next screen. The current address is set to the last line printed. @@ -804,8 +809,9 @@ If the first character of is `!', then it is replaced by text of the previous .Ar !command . -.Nm Ed -does not process +The +.Nm +utility does not process .Ar command for backslash (\\) escapes. However, an unescaped @@ -845,8 +851,9 @@ USD:12-13 .%D 1981 .Re .Sh LIMITATIONS -.Nm Ed -processes +The +.Nm +utility processes .Ar file arguments for backslash escapes, i.e., in a filename, any characters preceded by a backslash (\\) are |