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This cheat sheet contains: Line addressing symbols and their description (line addressing summary), and all the ed commands and their description (command summary).
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1. Ed Text Editor Summary
Line Addressing Summary:
Address Symbol Description
. The current line (address) in the buffer.
$ The last line in the buffer.
n The nth, line in the buffer where n is a number in the range [0,$].
-
The previous line. This is equivalent to -1 and may be repeated with cumulative effect.
^
-n
The nth previous line, where n is a non-negative number.
^n
+ The next line. This is equivalent to +1 and may be repeated with cumulative effect.
+n The nth next line, where n is a non-negative number.
whitespace n Whitespace followed by a number n is interpreted as +n.
,
The first through last lines in the buffer. This is equivalent to the addre