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On Fri, 2008-02-08 at 11:38 +0000, Alex Zbyslaw wrote:
> Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav wrote:
>=20
> >That doesn't work, however, and neither does "1,"; only "X,Y" works, so
> >if you want to substitute in the entire file, you first have to find out
> >how long it is, then manually type in that number.
> >
> > =20
> >
> Does 1,$ not work?  That's what I always used in ed.

Yes, it works.  I use it all the time in nvi, in various forms.
--=20
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