ED, the classic text editor, is now available included in version 0.7.1 and above.

• Requires version 0.7.1 and above

  : q

The q command quits the program. If you have unsaved work you must save it before quitting with q.

  : Q

The Q command insta-quits. You will lose any unsaved work.

• Requires version 0.7.2 and above

  : a

This command appends to the document or the line.

  : a
  hello world
  this is line two
  testing ed
  .

This will allow you to type text into the file.

The = command shows you what line number you're on. This is the line you will append to if you type a (append).

• Requires version 0.7.2 and above

  : l

This command print the current line with all non-printable characters shown as an escape code.

  : n

This command prints the current line with line numbers in front for easy reference.

  : p

This simply prints the current line's text as-is in human-readable format.

• Requires version 0.7.2 and above

  : 1l

This command prints the first line with all non-printable characters shown as an escape code.

  : 2n

This command prints the second line with a line number in front for easy reference.

  : 3p

This simply prints line 3 in normal, human-readable format.

• Requires version 0.7.2 and above

  : 1,3l

This command prints lines 1 to 3 with all non-printable characters shown as an escape code.

  : 2,5n

This command prints the second line through to the fifth line with line numbers in front for easy reference.

  : 3,1p

This is the same as 1,3p – print the lines from 1 to 3.

  : 1,$p

$ means the last line, so 1,$p prints the entire document.