On Sun, Jul 07, 2019 at 08:07:48AM +0300, [email protected] wrote: > ropers writes: > > Okay, so since nobody else appears to be making any pertinent noise, I > > guess it falls to me: > > > > Index: ed.1 > > =================================================================== > > RCS file: /cvs/src/bin/ed/ed.1,v > > retrieving revision 1.70 > > diff -u -r1.70 ed.1 > > --- ed.1 26 Apr 2018 12:18:54 -0000 1.70 > > +++ ed.1 6 Jul 2019 21:20:15 -0000 > > @@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ > > current line, if necessary. > > .Qq // > > repeats the last search. > > +The second slash is optional for a bare search without any suffixed > > command, i.e.\& > > +.Qq / Ns Ar re > > +is sufficient when followed by a newline. > > .It Pf ? Ar re ? > > The previous line containing the regular expression > > .Ar re . > > @@ -276,6 +279,9 @@ > > current line, if necessary. > > .Qq ?? > > repeats the last search. > > +The second question mark is optional for a bare search without any > > suffixed command, i.e.\& > > +.Ns Qq ? Ns Ar re > > +is sufficient when followed by a newline. > > .It \&' Ns Ar lc > > The line previously marked by a > > .Ic k > > > > Questions? Comments? Complaints? Secondary trade sanctions? > > Better to be thorough, if this is to be done. The final slash in a > substitution is also unnecessary and ed reacts differently depending whether > or not it's included. I expect it's the same for the other commands with > delimited options. > > Matthew >
let's keep this on one mailing list only. since there's a diff, i guess tech is now fine. matthew: "ed reacts differently depending whether or not it's included". can you explain how? jmc
