edlin

Overview ¶

Package edlin implements the EDLIN line-oriented text editor.

Command summary (all commands are case-insensitive):

[n]        display / go to line n
[n][,m]L   list lines (default: 23 lines from current)
[n]I       insert lines before line n  (end input with a line containing only ".")
A          append lines after current line (end input with ".")
[n][,m]D   delete line(s)
[n][,m]S term   search for term
[n][,m]R   replace (prompts for strings; or inline with Ctrl-Z separator)
W          write file without exiting
E          write file and exit
Q          quit without saving (confirms if there are unsaved changes)
U          undo last change
H          help

Addresses: an integer, . (current line), or $ (last line).