commit 0b4c2ceb2f4594cc9d5ca09e39fb57f6e4f82bfb
Author:     Heiko Berges <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Sep 21 14:56:58 2023 +0200
Commit:     Roberto E. Vargas Caballero <[email protected]>
CommitDate: Thu Sep 21 15:14:16 2023 +0200

    ed: Add support for ! in w command
    
    When the file name begins with ! then the addressed buffer content is
    piped to the name of the file that is considered a command that is
    executed in a shell.

diff --git a/ed.c b/ed.c
index b661ac5..e6ca22b 100644
--- a/ed.c
+++ b/ed.c
@@ -626,8 +626,14 @@ dowrite(const char *fname, int trunc)
        size_t bytecount = 0;
        int i, line;
 
-       if (!(fp = fopen(fname, (trunc) ? "w" : "a")))
-               error("input/output error");
+       if(fname[0] == '!') {
+               fname++;
+               if((fp = popen(fname, "r")) == NULL)
+                       error("Bad Exec");
+       } else {
+               if ((fp = fopen(fname, "r")) == NULL)
+                       error("cannot open input file");
+       }
 
        line = curln;
        for (i = line1; i <= line2; ++i) {

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