[Gllug] ed vs emacs/vi, was: ed vs emacs, was: OpenMoko Neo Freerunner

[Harry Rickards]

On 9 May 2009, at 20:49, Bruce Richardson <itsbruce at workshy.org> wrote:

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> I sometimes teach courses in UNIX administration and I make the  
> students
> learn a little of ed so that vi will come as a relief.

Alternatively, make them use Notepad for an hour or two (running on  
Wine of course)!

> It also teaches
> them the continuity between ed, sed and vi but I have to confess  
> that my
> motives are not entirely benign.
>
> -- 
> Bruce

Purely out if interest, is sed based on ed? I know sed stands for  
stream editor, and I assume ed stands for editor, but is sed just an  
ed for streams?

Thanks
Harry Rickards
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