Ed the Editor

Utilities

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Use the editor that doesn't waste your VALUABLE time. Ed, man! !man ed ED(1) Unix Programmer's Manual ED(1) NAME ed - text editor SYNOPSIS ed [ - ] [ -x ] [ name ] DESCRIPTION Ed is the standard text editor. --- Computer Scientists love ed, not just because it comes first alphabetically, but because it's the standard. Everyone else loves ed because it's ED! “Ed is the standard text editor.” “Ed is the standard text editor.” Let's look at a typical novice's session with the mighty ed: ? help ? ? ? quit ? exit ? bye ? hello? ? eat flaming death ? --- Note the consistent user interface and error reportage. Ed is generous enough to flag errors, yet prudent enough not to overwhelm the novice with verbosity. “Ed is the standard text editor.” Ed, the greatest WYGIWYG editor of all. ED IS THE TRUE PATH TO NIRVANA! ED HAS BEEN THE CHOICE OF EDUCATED AND IGNORANT ALIKE FOR CENTURIES! ED WILL NOT CORRUPT YOUR PRECIOUS BODILY FLUIDS!! ED IS THE STANDARD TEXT EDITOR! ED MAKES THE SUN SHINE AND THE BIRDS SING AND THE GRASS GREEN!! When I use an editor, I don't want eight extra KILOBYTES of worthless help screens and cursor positioning code! I just want an EDitor!! Not a “viitor”. Not a “emacsitor”. Those aren't even WORDS!!!! ED! ED! ED IS THE STANDARD!!! TEXT EDITOR. When IBM, in its ever-present omnipotence, needed to base their “edlin” on a Unix standard, did they mimic vi? No. Emacs? Surely you jest. They chose the most karmic editor of all. The standard. Ed is for those who can remember what they are working on. If you are an idiot, you should use Emacs. If you are an Emacs, you should not be vi. If you use ED, you are on THE PATH TO REDEMPTION. THE SO-CALLED “VISUAL” EDITORS HAVE BEEN PLACED HERE BY ED TO TEMPT THE FAITHLESS. DO NOT GIVE IN!!! THE MIGHTY ED HAS SPOKEN!!! ? Apologies to Patrick J. LoPresti who came up with this description of the mighty ED lo these many years ago.

Ratings & Reviews

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    4 Ratings

Fixed Dark Mode bug helpfully reported by a Balloonist who appreciates fine editing software.

Version 1.4

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    Information

    Seller
    • Robert Efroymson
    Size
    • 3.4 MB
    Category
    • Utilities
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
    • iPod touch
      Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2021 Robert Efroymson
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