Re:  S-Lang is more of a virtual machine than sed, I think.

On 2010-05-26, chuckcar wrote:

Adam Funk <a24061@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:lq80d7xufi.ln2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:



LOL. It's a stream editor. The same as a text editor, but it doesn't
use user input, it's batch run.

Aren't the sed commands based on the ed keybindings? (Not that I've
used ed much, nor am I a sed expert, but that's what I've heard.)

I've used neither recently. Midnight commander's may not be unix purism,
but it's far easier. I *have* written sed scripts quite a while back,
but found the program had a strange logic - if I could even call it
that.

I have to admit, I've never learnt sed or awk because perl (which does
both kinds of things, and more, although probably in ways that make
sed- and awk-enthusiasts cringe) was available when I reached the
point of needing things like this.


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