Post #1043627
2026-04-02 16:44 UTC
"If you’re reading this book, it’s because you want to join the elite.
You want to count amongst the Navy SEALS of information technology."
I went and bought the book "Ed Mastery" from @mwl today. I am now reading it. There is no excuse, I should have done this a long time ago:
"ed(1) is the standard Unix text editor"
https://www.tiltedwindmillpress.com/?product=ed
#NowReading #Bookstodon #book #ed #unix #theStandardTextEditor
Replies (3)
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@betabug@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-04-04 08:31
@mwl So I've now read the book. Actually I've worked through all the examples except the most complicated regexes (which was my threshold for "too lazy to type in"). Even in the simple examples that I already knew how they worked, I had fun. I knew how ed(1) works, but I have now a much more systematic knowledge. Worth the few bucks, definitely worth the time. And also ... I got this feeling for how people used to work with ed, how working with it actually works. I know I could do this.
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@Quasit@kolektiva.social 2026-04-02 16:47
@betabug @mwl Did someone erase emacs when I wasn't looking?
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@thorstenzoeller@exquisite.social 2026-04-02 16:55
@betabug So you found the way. You will not regret it. @mwl @ed1conf