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= Ed text editor cheat sheet
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:author: Yuri Slobodyanyuk
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Follow me on https://linkedin.com/in/yurislobodyanyuk/ for updates.
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NOTE: The cheat sheet is for GNU version of `ed`. All values in () are optional.
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.Command mode
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[cols=2,options="header"]
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|===
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|Command
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|Description
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|*[_n_]a*
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| Append - enter input mode by appending a new line after the current, or, if _n_ is given, after the _nth_ line. Use 0 for _n_ to append at the top of the buffer.
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|*[_n_]i*
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|Insert - enter the input mode by inserting a new line before the current or the _nth_ line, if given. Use 0 as _n_ to insert at the top of the buffer
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|*[_n_]c*
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|Change - enter the input mode by changing the current, or the _nth_ line if given. The current (or specified) line gets deleted before you start typing a new one.
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|*[_start,end_]m[_dest_]*
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|Move lines, including, from _start_ up to the _end_ after the _dest_ destination line.
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|*e [_filename_]*
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|Edit a file - _filename_ if given, default if not.
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WARNING: Current buffer and all of its changes is discarded.
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|*[_start,end_]w [_filename_]*
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| Write the current buffer (whole or just lines between _start_ and _end_) to a _filename_ if given or the currently set with the `file` command. The contents of the _filename_ is overwritten!
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|*[_start, end_]W [_filename_]*
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|Write by appending the buffer to the file _filename_, the current contents of the _filename_ are not overwritten.
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|===
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.Input mode
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[cols=2, options="header"]
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|Command
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|Description
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|*.* (dot on a line by itself)
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|Switch from input to the command mode. The . (dot) should be entered on a new line by itself, then <Enter>.
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