Thanks Martin,
Mozilla function employed (Save As File)..
Martin B�hr wrote:
load this email into vi, and type: :%s/a\ few/two/g
observe the result.
= a nice alternative: one can see the changes implemented (or not), without extra commands. More editing is then more efficient. Presumably % prepares vi to accept a(n ed) script.
it's an ed command. ed is a historical unix editor. vi incorporates ed, while sed is a streaming version of ed.
greetings, martin.
This adds to understanding of unix modularity in construction.
I'll never regret having learnt enough vi to be happy in it, from Chris Sawtell.
Cheers,
Rik
