My Ed(1) Toolbox
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·September 24, 2025mkovach
Funny thing about ed: While it is still one of my most common commands, it is also my dad's name. So, I've spent my entire career regularly typing my father's name at work.
jacobvosmaer
I like ed but I prefer 'sam -d' (the terminal mode of Sam). It has a nice looping construct 'x' and you can open multiple files and do batch edits (with 'X').
There is a Go port of Sam, which is easy to install:
go install 9fans.net/go/cmd/sam@latest
pveierland
Wild implementing Ed in Brainfuck: https://github.com/bf-enterprise-solutions/ed.bf/blob/master...
secwang
Aaron have a crossplatform ed in Apl.This is great when you familiar with apl.
tniemi
I used to use EDLIN on my MS/DOS days...
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secwang
love it.
michaelsshaw
ed is the standard text editor!
revanwjy
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Ah, ed. Back in the mid 80s, I had to teach a course on Unix & its tools - if I remember correctly it was called "Unix - a modern OS". One of those tools was of course ed. We couldn't use vi because the termcap/terminfo settings were screwed up for the physical serial terminals we had - I eventually fixed this & felt very pleased with myself, as those terminal config files are a b*tch.
Still, teaching bash, C and the usual suspects along with ed was very strenuous for the students, and for me - we only ran the course once.