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sinza :netbsd: :openbsd: :freebsd: :omya_linux:@sinza@oldbytes.space

I try not to boost posts that don't have alt text or are un-CWed politics. I do try to boost posts that are of black cats. 🐈‍⬛

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Pronouns: e/em/eirs or vi/vim/vis
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Reply to @overeducatedredneck@bitbang.social
sinza :netbsd: :openbsd: :freebsd: :omya_linux:@sinza@oldbytes.space (2026-10-05 08:49:38)
@overeducatedredneck @pfriedma @ed1conf @sirjofri 

ed(1) is so great for lots of things. Honestly probably the best unixy text editor to use on a modern smartphone, and that's not a joke.

I tend to take extensive advantage of vi's ed ancestry. For that alone, learning ed was a boon for me. Learning ed was like learning the command line for the first time again. I find using ex commands very often. In fact, I absolutely despise BusyBox vi for partially this reason. Only some ex commands are supported. It also doesn't play so nicely with getting standard input from the shell.