On 08/31 11:17 , Florin Iucha wrote: > Note the consistent user interface and error reportage. Ed is > generous enough to flag errors, yet prudent enough not to overwhelm > the novice with verbosity. My favorite quote about ed goes something like "It's sort of like driving a car with only one thing on the dashboard, a blue lighted '?' and when it goes on the experienced user is expected to just know what's wrong." -- Carl Soderstrom Systems Administrator Real-Time Enterprises www.real-time.com