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sirjofri@sirjofri@pleroma.envs.net (2026-10-05 07:25:29)
Sometimes it feels like unironically using ed as an editor is something people just can't believe.
Don't get me wrong, I don't use it for huge editing tasks. It is my preferred editor for git commits and smaller things, like three-line shell scripts and changing a line in a config file and stuff like that.
#unix #ed #editor @ed1conf
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pfriedma@pfriedma@pfedi.pfriedma.org (2026-10-05 08:04:12)
@sirjofri
Line editors are also super handy when you're using a device that isn't so great at refreshing the whole screen, like a slow serial line
@ed1conf
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Jeff@overeducatedredneck@bitbang.social (2026-10-05 08:12:26)
@pfriedma @ed1conf @sirjofri This is why I originally learned ed(1): debugging embedded linux devices 20 years ago. It worked over some of the worst serial line setups.
Then I started doing what the OP does to keep it under my fingers.
Then it became a lifestyle. Particularly after I broke up a couple vi-vs-emacs debates with ED IS THE STANDARD.
Now I also find myself using it to script large numbers of small changes across a codebase (eg: moving a header file within a repo).