[sf-lug] vi/vim/emacs/ed/ex/... oh my! ;-)

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Michael Paoli (Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu):

> Hmmmm, I dunno, ... I find ed(1) much simpler.  :-)

Ed _is_ the standard text editor.

(Many fine jokes depended on the fact that the longtime man page for
'ed' state exactly that sentence and nothing more.  E.g.:
http://linuxmafia.com/pub/humour/ed-is-the-standard-text-editor

> And yes, still do use ed(1) for edit-in-place scripts

What, you don't spit the bits onto the platter by chewing iron filings
and magnetising them between your teeth.  Spoiled!