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$NetBSD: patch-aa,v 1.1.1.1 2004/03/12 04:46:34 reed Exp $
install-info: warning: no info dir entry in `/usr/pkg/info/ed.info'
ed.texinfo:168: warning: `.' or `,' must follow cross reference, not a.
ed.texinfo:477: warning: unlikely character , in @var.
ed.texinfo:478: warning: unlikely character , in @var.
--- ed.info.orig 2003-12-03 01:31:56.000000000 -0800
+++ ed.info
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-This is Info file ed.info, produced by Makeinfo-1.55 from the input
-file ed.texinfo.
+This is ed.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.6 from ed.texinfo.
+
+INFO-DIR-SECTION Text creation and manipulation
+START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
+* Ed: (ed). Line editor.
+END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
This file documents the `ed' command, which has the purpose of
editing text files.
@@ -25,8 +29,8 @@ File: ed.info, Node: Top, Next: Intro,
- This info file documents the `ed' text editor, as of release 0.2.
-You may find in this document:
+This info file documents the `ed' text editor, as of release 0.2. You
+may find in this document:
* Menu:
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ File: ed.info, Node: Intro, Next: Invo
Intro
*****
- `ed' is a line-oriented text editor. It is used to create, display,
+`ed' is a line-oriented text editor. It is used to create, display,
modify and otherwise manipulate text files, both interactively and via
shell scripts. A restricted version of `ed', `red', can only edit
files in the current directory and cannot execute shell commands. `ed'
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ however, it is superceded by full-screen
The sample sessions below illustrate some basic concepts of line
editing with `ed'. We begin by creating a file, `sonnet', with some
help from Shakespeare. As with the shell, all input to `ed' must be
-followed by a newline character. Comments begin with a `#'.
+followed by a <newline> character. Comments begin with a `#'.
$ ed
# The `a' command is for appending text to the editor buffer.
@@ -84,8 +88,8 @@ the contents of the editor buffer. When
mode. This is the primary means of adding text to a file. In this
mode, no commands are available; instead, the standard input is written
directly to the editor buffer. A "line" consists of the text up to and
-including a newline character. Input mode is terminated by entering a
-single period (`.') on a line.
+including a <newline> character. Input mode is terminated by entering
+a single period (`.') on a line.
In the next example, some typos are corrected in the file `sonnet'.
@@ -205,6 +209,7 @@ Invoking GNU `ed'
try invoking `ed' with this switch.
`-s'
+
`-'
Suppresses diagnostics. This should be used if `ed''s standard
input is from a script.
@@ -213,6 +218,7 @@ Invoking GNU `ed'
Specifies a command prompt. This may be toggled on and off with
the `P' command.
+
FILE specifies the name of a file to read. If FILE is prefixed with
a bang (!), then it is interpreted as a shell command. In this case,
what is read is the standard output of FILE executed via `sh (1)'. To
@@ -226,7 +232,7 @@ File: ed.info, Node: Line addressing,
Line addressing
***************
- An address represents the number of a line in the buffer. `ed'
+An address represents the number of a line in the buffer. `ed'
maintains a "current address" which is typically supplied to commands
as the default address when none is specified. When a file is first
read, the current address is set to the last line of the file. In
@@ -308,14 +314,15 @@ interpreted relative to the first.
The line previously marked by a `k' (mark) command, where LC is a
lower case letter.
+
File: ed.info, Node: Regular expressions, Next: Commands, Prev: Line addressing, Up: Top
Regular expressions
*******************
- Regular expressions are patterns used in selecting text. For
-example, the `ed' command
+Regular expressions are patterns used in selecting text. For example,
+the `ed' command
g/STRING/
@@ -396,8 +403,8 @@ left-most longest match is the one selec
string `abbb', as opposed to the substring `bbb', since a null
match is the only left-most match.
-`\{N,M\}'
-`\{N,\}'
+`\{`n,m'\}'
+`\{`n,'\}'
`\{N\}'
Matches the single character regular expression or subexpression
immediately preceding it at least N and at most M times. If M is
@@ -415,6 +422,7 @@ left-most longest match is the one selec
maximal string of alphanumeric characters, including the
underscore (_).
+
The following extended operators are preceded by a backslash `\' to
distinguish them from traditional `ed' syntax.
@@ -452,23 +460,23 @@ distinguish them from traditional `ed' s
`\W'
Matches any character not in a word.
+
File: ed.info, Node: Commands, Next: Limitations, Prev: Regular expressions, Up: Top
Commands
********
- All `ed' commands are single characters, though some require
-additonal parameters. If a command's parameters extend over several
-lines, then each line except for the last must be terminated with a
-backslash (`\').
+All `ed' commands are single characters, though some require additonal
+parameters. If a command's parameters extend over several lines, then
+each line except for the last must be terminated with a backslash (`\').
In general, at most one command is allowed per line. However, most
commands accept a print suffix, which is any of `p' (print), `l'
(list), or `n' (enumerate), to print the last line affected by the
command.
- An interrupt (typically ^C) has the effect of aborting the current
+ An interrupt (typically <^C>) has the effect of aborting the current
command and returning the editor to command mode.
`ed' recognizes the following commands. The commands are shown
@@ -563,7 +571,7 @@ specified (in parenthesis).
`(.,.)l'
Prints the addressed lines unambiguously. If invoked from a
- terminal, `ed' pauses at the end of each page until a newline is
+ terminal, `ed' pauses at the end of each page until a <newline> is
entered. The current address is set to the last line printed.
`(.,.)m(.)'
@@ -577,7 +585,7 @@ specified (in parenthesis).
`(.,.)p'
Prints the addressed lines. If invoked from a terminal, `ed'
- pauses at the end of each page until a newline is entered. The
+ pauses at the end of each page until a <newline> is entered. The
current address is set to the last line printed.
`P'
@@ -616,8 +624,8 @@ specified (in parenthesis).
The current address is set the last line affected.
RE and REPLACEMENT may be delimited by any character other than
- space and newline (see the `s' command below). If one or two of
- the last delimiters is omitted, then the last line affected is
+ <space> and <newline> (see the `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 `p' were specified.
An unescaped `&' in REPLACEMENT is replaced by the currently
@@ -711,17 +719,18 @@ specified (in parenthesis).
`($)='
Prints the line number of the addressed line.
-`(.+1)newline'
+`(.+1)<newline>'
Prints the addressed line, and sets the current address to that
line.
+
File: ed.info, Node: Limitations, Next: Diagnostics, Prev: Commands, Up: Top
Limitations
***********
- The buffer files are kept in `/tmp/ed.*'. If the terminal hangs up,
+The buffer files are kept in `/tmp/ed.*'. If the terminal hangs up,
`ed' attempts to write the buffer to file `ed.hup'.
`ed' processes FILE arguments for backslash escapes, i.e., in a
@@ -740,7 +749,7 @@ File: ed.info, Node: Diagnostics, Prev
Diagnostics
***********
- When an error occurs, if `ed''s input is from a regular file or here
+When an error occurs, if `ed''s input is from a regular file or here
document, then it exits, otherwise it prints a `?' and returns to
command mode. An explanation of the last error can be printed with the
`h' (help) command.
@@ -757,13 +766,13 @@ second time, it succeeds, but any change
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-Node: Diagnostics28480
+Node: Top1010
+Node: Intro1638
+Node: Invoking ed7612
+Node: Line addressing8651
+Node: Regular expressions11705
+Node: Commands17094
+Node: Limitations27990
+Node: Diagnostics28605
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