Comments on A Beginner's Guide to Using ed Editor in Linux (Examples Included)

Did you know what kind of editors existed before screen-based editors like vi and vim came into existence? Well, those were known as line editors. They were used at a time when computers didn't have a video display, meaning interactive editing wasn't possible. One such editor is ed, which was developed way back in 1969. The ed editor still ships with many Linux distributions.

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By: Darrin Woods
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Hello,Thank you for posting this article. I have recently been working to improve my skills in the *nix environment, and this information has been very helpful to me in a number of instances.I hope this message has found you well,Darrin

By: Carsten Schwartz
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I would add that all commands are completed with [CRT], if you look close at the examples there are line shifts but it is not obvious :-)