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Ed is the standard text editor.
by mprovost 11mo ago
Ed is the standard text editor.
- munchlax 11mo agoAnd not installed by default in many distros. FML.
- hulitu 11mo ago> And not installed by default in many distros. FML. ed (pronounced as distinct letters, /ˌiːˈdiː/)[1] is a line editor for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It was one of the first parts of the Unix operating system that was developed, in August 1969.[2] It remains part of the POSIX and Open Group standards for Unix-based operating systems so it is a bug in those distros.
- pjmlp 11mo agoDoing edlin as high-school typing exam was already enough, and ed wasn't much better, which was an opinion shared by our customers back then.
- leejo 11mo agoFor those who missed it: https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.en.html https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.en.html