I use sed and also use echo a lot too from the console. Don't forget to use the >> to add to file :) else you then need to echo in every line again.
I'm going to try the ex now that would be great. -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Edmund R. MacKenty Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:09 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Good editor for under the 3270 console interface On Wednesday 28 January 2009 14:01, Scott Rohling wrote: >When you say 'line editor' - that's exactly what you are forced to use.. >for example sed. > >You won't be able to use a 'fullscreen' editor unless you use an ascii >console.. vi/vim/nano are all fullscreen editors. Actually, sed is a "script editor". The classic line editor is ed. And vi is the "visual editor". Why it wasn't called "ved", I don't know. :-) - MacK. ----- Edmund R. MacKenty Software Architect Rocket Software 275 Grove Street * Newton, MA 02466-2272 * USA Tel: +1.617.614.4321 Email: m...@rs.com Web: www.rocketsoftware.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
