EDSTREAM COMMAND SUMMARY 83/08/18
SUMMARY OF EDSTREAM COMMANDS
ADDRESSES
17 a decimal number
. the current line
$ the last line of the file
/pat/ search forward for line containing pat
\pat\ search backward for line containing pat
line+n n lines forward from line
line-n n lines backward from line
DEFAULTS
(.) use current line
(.+1) use the next line
(.,.) use current line for both line numbers
(1,$) use all lines
COMMANDS
(.) A Append text after line (text follows)
(.,.) C Change text (text follows)
(.,.) D Delete text
(.) I Insert text before line (text follows)
(.,.) P Print text (can be appended to other commands)
(.) R file Read file, appending after line
(.,.) S/pat/new/GP Substitute new for leftmost pat (G implies all
occurrences)
(1,$) W file Write file, leave current text unaltered (if no
file is specified, write to current filename)
(.) =[P] Print line number, current line
ARGUMENTS
$n Write to/read from the nth temporary buffer
RELATED TOPICS
More information is available. Type:
- HELP EDSTR
for details about using the Shell command EDSTR.
- HELP ED COMMANDS
for detailed information about each of the commands summarized above. (The
EDSTR commands are a subset of the ED commands.)