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      1 .Dd 2016-12-27
      2 .Dt ED 1
      3 .Os sbase
      4 .Sh NAME
      5 .Nm ed
      6 .Nd text editor
      7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
      8 .Nm
      9 .Op Fl s
     10 .Op Fl p Ar string
     11 .Op Ar file
     12 .Sh DESCRIPTION
     13 .Nm
     14 is the standard text editor. It performs line-oriented operations on a buffer;
     15 The buffer's contents are manipulated in command mode and text is written to the
     16 buffer in input mode. Command mode is the default. To exit input mode enter a
     17 dot ('.') on a line of its own.
     18 .Pp
     19 If
     20 .Nm
     21 is invoked with a file as an argument, it will simulate an edit command and read
     22 the file's contents into a buffer. Changes to this buffer are local to
     23 .Nm
     24 until a write command is given.
     25 .Pp
     26 .Nm
     27 uses the basic regular expression syntax and allows any character but space and
     28 newline to be used as a delimiter in regular expressions.
     29 .Sh OPTIONS
     30 .Bl -tag -width Ds
     31 .It Fl s
     32 Suppress diagnostic messages
     33 .It Fl p Ar string
     34 Use
     35 .Ar string
     36 as a prompt when in command mode
     37 .El
     38 .Sh EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
     39 .Ss Addresses
     40 Commands operate on addresses. Addresses are used to refer to lines
     41 within the buffer. Address ranges may have spaces before and after the separator.
     42 Unless otherwise specified, 0 is an invalid address. The following symbols are
     43 valid addresses:
     44 .Bl -tag -width Ds
     45 .It n
     46 The nth line.
     47 .It .
     48 The current line, or "dot".
     49 .It $
     50 The last line.
     51 .It +
     52 The next line.
     53 .It +n
     54 The nth next line.
     55 .It ^ or -
     56 The previous line.
     57 .It ^n or -n
     58 The nth previous line.
     59 .It x,y
     60 The range of lines from x to y. The default value of x is 1, and the default
     61 value of y is $.
     62 .It x;y
     63 As above, except that the current line is set to x. Omitting x in this case uses
     64 the current line as the default value.
     65 .It /re/
     66 The next line matching re.
     67 .It ?re?
     68 The last line matching re.
     69 .It 'c
     70 The line marked by c. See k below.
     71 .El
     72 .Ss Commands.
     73 .Nm
     74 expects to see one command per line, with the following exception: commands may
     75 be suffixed with either a list, number, or print command. These suffixed
     76 commands are run after the command they're suffixed to has executed.
     77 .Pp
     78 The following is the list of commands that
     79 .Nm
     80 knows about. The parentheses contain the default addresses that a command uses.
     81 .Bl -tag -width Ds
     82 .It (.)a
     83 Append text after the addressed line. The dot is set to the last line
     84 entered. If no text was entered, the dot is set to the addressed line. An
     85 address of 0 appends to the start of the buffer.
     86 .It (.,.)c
     87 Delete the addressed lines and then accept input to replace them. The dot
     88 is set to the last line entered. If no text was entered, the dot is set to
     89 the line before the deleted lines.
     90 .It (.,.)d
     91 Delete the addressed lines. If there is a line after the deleted range, the
     92 dot is set to it. Otherwise, the dot is set to the line before the deleted range.
     93 .It e Ar file
     94 Delete the contents of the buffer and load in
     95 .Ar file
     96 for editing, printing the bytes read to standard output. If no filename is
     97 given,
     98 .Nm
     99 uses the currently remembered filename. The remembered filename is set to
    100 .Ar file
    101 for later use.
    102 .It E Ar file
    103 As above, but without warning if the current buffer has unsaved changes.
    104 .It f Ar file
    105 Set the currently remembered filename to
    106 .Ar
    107 file
    108 , or print the currently remembered filename if
    109 .Ar
    110 file is omitted.
    111 .It (1,$)g/re/command
    112 Apply command to lines matching re. The dot is set to the matching line before
    113 command is executed. When each matching line has been operated on, the dot is
    114 set to the last line operated on. If no lines match then the dot remains
    115 unchanged. The command used may not be g, G, v, or V.
    116 .It (1,$)G/re/
    117 Interactively edit the range of line addresses that match re. The dot is set to
    118 the matching line and printed before a command is input. When each matching line
    119 has been operated on, the dot is set to the last line operated on. If no lines
    120 match then the dot remains unchanged. The command used may not be a, c, i, g,
    121 G, v, or V.
    122 .It h
    123 Print the reason for the most recent error.
    124 .It H
    125 Toggle error explanations. If on, the above behaviour is produced on all
    126 subsequent errors.
    127 .It (.)i
    128 Insert text into the buffer before the addressed line. The dot is set to the
    129 last line entered. If no text was entered, the dot is set to the addressed line
    130 .It (.,.+1)j
    131 Join two lines together. If only one address is given, nothing happens. The dot
    132 is set to the newly joined line.
    133 .It (.)kc
    134 Mark the line with the lower case character c. The dot is unchanged.
    135 .It (.,.)l
    136 Unambiguously print the addressed lines. The dot is set to the last line written.
    137 .It (.,.)m(.)
    138 Move lines in the buffer to the line address on the right hand side. An address
    139 of 0 on the right hand side moves to the start of the buffer. The dot is set to
    140 the last line moved.
    141 .It (.,.)n
    142 Print the addressed lines and their numbers. The dot is set to the last line
    143 printed.
    144 .It (.,.)p
    145 Print the addressed lines. The dot is set to the last line printed.
    146 .It P
    147 Toggle the prompt. Defaults to off, but is switched on if the -p flag is used.
    148 .It q
    149 Quit
    150 .Nm
    151 , warning if there are unsaved changes.
    152 .It Q
    153 As above, but without warning if the current buffer has unsaved changes.
    154 .It ($)r Ar file
    155 Read in
    156 .Ar file
    157 and append it to the current buffer, printing the bytes read to standard output.
    158 The currently remembered filename isn't changed unless it's empty. An address of
    159 0 reads the file into the start of the buffer.
    160 .It (.,.)s/re/replacement/flags
    161 Substitute re for replacement in lines matching re. An & within replacement is
    162 replaced with the whole string matched by re. Backrefs can be used with the form
    163 \\n, where n is a positive non-zero integer. When % is the only character in
    164 replacement, it is substituted for the replacement string from the last
    165 substitute command. If a newline is part of replacement then the matched string
    166 is split into two lines; this cannot be done as part of a g or v command. If
    167 flags contains an integer n, then the nth match is replaced. If flags contains
    168 g, all matches are replaced. The dot is set to the last line matched.
    169 .It (.,.)t(.)
    170 As m, but copying instead of moving. The dot is set to the last line added.
    171 .It u
    172 Undo the last change. The dot is set to whatever it was before the undone
    173 command was performed.
    174 .It (1.$)v/re/command
    175 As with g, but operating on lines that don't match re.
    176 .It (1.$)V/re/
    177 As with G, but operating on lines that don't match re.
    178 .It (1,$)w Ar file
    179 Write the addressed lines to
    180 .Ar file
    181 , overwriting its previous contents if the file exists, and print the number of
    182 bytes written. If no filename is given the currently remembered filename will be
    183 used instead. The dot is unchanged.
    184 .It (1,$)W Ar file
    185 As above, but instead of overwriting the contents of
    186 .Ar file
    187 the addressed lines are appended to
    188 .Ar file
    189 instead.
    190 .It (.+1)\\n
    191 Print the addressed line. Sets the dot to that line.
    192 .It ($)=
    193 Print the line number of the addressed line. The dot is unchanged.
    194 .It &
    195 Repeat the last command.
    196 .It ! Ar command
    197 Execute
    198 .Ar command
    199 using sh. If the first character of
    200 .Ar command
    201 is '!' then it is replaced with the text of the previous command. An unescaped %
    202 is replaced with the currently remembered filename. ! does not process escape
    203 characters. When
    204 .Ar command
    205 returns a '!' is printed. The dot is unchanged.
    206 .El
    207 .Sh SEE ALSO
    208 .Xr sed 1 ,
    209 .Xr regexp 3
    210 .Sh STANDARDS
    211 The
    212 .Nm
    213 utility is compliant with the
    214 .St -p1003.1-2013
    215 specification, except where noted here:
    216 g and v operate on single commands rather than lists delimited with '\\'.
    217 e, E, r, w, and W commands cannot accept shell escapes.