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NAME
       Ed - line-oriented text editor


SYNOPSIS
       ed [options] [file]


DESCRIPTION
       GNU Ed - The GNU line editor.


OPTIONS
       -h, --help
              display this help and exit

       -V, --version
              output version information and exit

       -G, --traditional
              run in compatibility mode

       -l, --loose-exit-status
              exit with 0 status even if a command fails

       -p, --prompt=STRING
              use STRING as an interactive prompt

       -r, --restricted
              run in restricted mode

       -s, --quiet, --silent
              suppress diagnostics

       -v, --verbose
              be verbose

       Start edit by reading in 'file' if given.  If 'file' begins with a '!', read output of shell command.

       Exit  status:  0  for  a  normal  exit,  1 for environmental problems (file not found, invalid flags, I/O
       errors, etc), 2 to indicate a corrupt or invalid input file, 3 for an  internal  consistency  error  (eg,
       bug) which caused ed to panic.


REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to bug-ed@gnu.org
       Ed home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/ed/ed.html
       General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp


       Copyright © 1994 Andrew L. Moore.
       Copyright  ©  2014  Free  Software  Foundation,  Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU  GPL  version  3  or  later
       <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to  the  extent
       permitted by law.


SEE ALSO
       The  full  documentation  for  Ed  is  maintained  as  a Texinfo manual.  If the info and Ed programs are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              info Ed

       should give you access to the complete manual.